Question

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ms. arandez
complex sentences syntax | khan academy
independent clause + dependent clause(s)
when we buy his birthday cake, we have to
make sure its lemon because its his favorite.
although our tent was zipped up, the sound
of hyenas in the distance still frightened us.
multiple-choice question
which word in the sentence \when we buy his birthday
cake, we have to make sure its lemon\ serves as a
subordinating conjunction?
have
cake
when
we

Explanation:

Para determinar la conjunción subordinante, recordamos que las conjunciones subordinantes introducen oraciones subordinadas dependientes. En la oración "When we buy his birthday cake, we have to make sure it's lemon", "When" introduce la oración subordinada "we buy his birthday cake", mientras que "have", "cake" y "we" no son conjunciones subordinantes (son un verbo, un sustantivo y un sujeto respectivamente).

Answer:

C. When