Question

Describe what the bolded subordinating conjunction is doing in this sentence

Vince works very hard because he wants a promotion at the end of the year.


pointing out similarity


linking the dependent clause to the independent clause which adds information to the main clause

Answer 1

In the sentence "Vince works very hard because he wants a promotion at the end of the year," the bolded subordinating conjunction "because" is **linking the dependent clause ("because he wants a promotion at the end of the year") to the independent clause ("Vince works very hard") which adds information to the main clause.** The conjunction "because" indicates the reason for Vince's hard work, providing a causal relationship between the two clauses.