Question

What type of conjunction is the bolded word? Already 10 inches of rain had fallen, yet the downpour continued.

Subordinating
Correlative
Coordinating
What type of conjunction is the bolded phrase? The judge listened to the explanation in order that he might decide fairly.
correlative
coordinating
subordinating
Identify the prepositional phrase in the statement? With its rattle, a rattlesnake warns those around that they should watch where they are stepping.

Answer 1

1. Coordinating

A coordinating conjunction joins two equal independent clauses. The independent clauses relate to each other but do not depend on each other. FANBOYS is an easy way to remember the coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

2. subordinating conjunction

"in order that" is a subordinating conjunction. The subordinate conjunction joins a dependent clause and an independent clause.

3. With its rattle

With is a preposition. It tells where the rattlesnake is in relation to the rattle.

Answer 2

1. The conjunction in the sentence is the word "yet", and this is an example of a coordinating conjunction.
2. The conjunction in this sentence is "in order that", and this is an example of a subordinating conjunction.
3. The prepositional phrase in the given sentence is "with its rattle". The preposition in this phrase is the word "with".