{"id":7217,"date":"2023-10-13T18:35:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T18:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=7217"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:26:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:26:10","slug":"understanding-subordinating-conjunctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/understanding-subordinating-conjunctions","title":{"rendered":"Understanding subordinating conjunctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Grammar and parts of speech can be tricky things to master in any language. 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