Question

Read the sentence. The last problem on the test was harder than the others were. Which type of conjunction is the word in bold? coordinating subordinating correlative

Answer 1

Subordinating conjunction.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Subordinating

Step-by-step explanation:

than is the conjunction. in order for it to be coordinating, it must join two independent clauses, which it doesn't. correlative conjunctions are a pair of words, and than is just one word. subordinating conjunctions join an independent clause to a dependent one, so that is the answer.