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- Subordinate conjunctions can only introduce clauses or infinitives; they cannot relate
other syntactic constituents. It exists different kind of subordinate coordinations
with different
syntactic behaviors: the subordinate coordination que which introduces noun clauses,
subordinate coordinations which introduce subordinate interrogative sentences (for example
quand) and subordinate coordinations which introduce sentences
(for example parce que).
Given X a conjunction; If the second occurrence of X can be replaced
by que, X is a subordinate conjunction.
- Comme /pos=conjunction & type=subord il est tard et 'il a faim, il est rentré.
- Après qu' /pos=conjunction & type=subord il a préparé le repas et
'il a mis la table, ...
Given P, P' clauses,
If X doesn't realize a verb argument of P', X is a subordinate conjunction.
- Pierre veut que /pos=conjunction & type=subord Marie vienne. / 'que' doesn't realize verb argument of P'
- Il sait que /pos=conjunction & type=subord Marie vient. / 'que' doesn't realize verb argument of P'
If X has as ``antecedent'' an adverb or an adverbial syntagm, X is a conjunction.
- Pierre mange plus /pos=adverb que /pos=conjunction & type=subord Paul
- Pierre est plus /pos=adverb petit que /pos=conjunction & type=subord Paul
- Pierre est plutôt /pos=adverb petit que /pos=conjunction & type=subord grand