Question

Read this sentence from the sidebar in "Embarrassed?" If you wouldn't say it to a friend, find something more reasonable to say to yourself. What role does the subordinating conjunction play in this sentence?

It establishes the reason for the action in the independent clause.

It establishes a condition for the action in the independent clause.

It establishes a comparative relationship between the two clauses.

It establishes the time relationship between the two clauses.​

Answer 1

It establishes a condition for the action in the independent clause.

Step-by-step explanation:

A subordinate clause (also called dependent clause) is a clause that, unlike an independent clause, can't stand alone as a complete sentence. It provides additional information about the content of the independent clause it's connected to by a subordinating conjunction. One of many subordinating conjunctions is if, and it's used to establish a condition for the action in the independent clause:

• If you wouldn't say it to a friend - condition (subordinate clause)
• Find something more reasonable to say to yourself - the action that should be realized if the condition is fulfilled (independent clause)