Conjunctions and subordination

Coordinating conjunctions can also join subordinate clauses. The verb is then in nal position in both:

Ich weiß, dass sie morgen kommt und dass sie mich sehen möchte

•subordiNatiNg coNjuNctioNs like dass or wenn introduce subordinate clauses:

Ich bringe dir das Buch, wenn ich morgen vorbeikomme

Subordinate clauses depend on another clause, and there are three main types of subordinate clause, which differ in their function in the clause they are part of:

• NouN clauses function like noun phrases, for example as the subject or object of a verb, e.g.:

Ich weiß, dass sie morgen kommt

As they are typically complements of the verb they are sometimes called complemeNt clauses, see 16.3.2.