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Describe what the bolded subordinating conjunction is doing in this sentence
Although they did well in matric, they found their university classes harder to understand.
pointing out similarity
linking the dependent clause to the independent clause which adds information to the main clause
Although they did well in matric, they found their university classes harder to understand.
pointing out similarity
linking the dependent clause to the independent clause which adds information to the main clause
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The second option is correct — it links the dependent clause to the independent clause. More precisely, "although" signals contrast/concession (an unexpected result), e.g. despite doing well in matric, they still found university harder.