Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a condition that causes the development of multiple small, benign cysts on the ovaries and is usually present due to hormonal imbalance. Other characteristics of this syndrome are irregular menstrual cycle, and elevated levels of male hormone causing excess facial and body hair.
Join the two independent clauses to make a complex sentence. Use one of the subordinating conjunctions (after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, if only, rather than, since, that, though, unless, until, when, where, whereas, wherever, whether, which, and while).
They were right to a degree, but they seemed to be confusing two different types of conjunctions: coordinating and subordinating. When we think of conjunctions (If we ever think of conjunctions), we usually think and, but and or. Or maybe even FANBOYS, the mnemonic device for the coordinating conjunctions (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So). But there is a larger and equally important group of conjunctions that function somewhat differently in sentences. They are the subordinating conjunctions. Hereâs a list of 50 of the most common onesÂ¹. The difference between conjunctions in this list and FANBOYS is expressed in the words coordinating and subordinating. To coordinate is to bring things into balance or equality. To subordinate is to make less important. When we use coordinating conjunctions to combine independent clauses in a sentence, each clause is equal in importance: Helena vacuumed the hedgehog, and Taylor polished the artichoke. Neither Helenaâs nor Taylorâs activity is emphasized in this sentence. If we use a subordinating conjunction, however, itâs different: Helena vacuumed the hedgehog after Taylor polished the artichoke. The conjunction after provides some information about when these activities have happened in relation to each other.