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how: subordinating conjunction ?

Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:34 am
by Hela
Hello Alan,

Would you say that "how" in the following sentence is a subordinating conjunction ?

I don't understand how (1) he could behave this way / (2) how this machine works.

Thank you in advance.
I wish you a merry Christmas.

Hela

Re: how: subordinating conjunction ?

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:02 am
by Alan
No.
It is an adverb, traditionally known as a conjunctive adverb.