Question

9. What type of conjunction is the bolded phrase?

Answer 1

Answer:

Subordinating

Explanation:

The underlined phrase in the given sentence is in order that.

Subordinating conjunctions are conjunctions used to connect a subordinating (dependent) clause to the main (independent) clause.

In order that is an example of a subordinating conjunction. It is used to express the purpose or reason why the events described in the main clause take place. The judge listened to the explanation is the main clause. The subordinating clause introduced by the conjunction in order that explains why he listened to the explanation - because he wanted to decide fairly.