3.2. Subordination: distinctive properties

Subordination refers to clauses which are hierarchically connected to each other, unlike coordination where they are joined together equally. In subordination, only the main clause is independent, namely syntactically and semantically autonomous, while the subordinate clause is dependent upon the main clause. In the following subsections, we will describe one property typical of subordination, subject pronoun copy, in order to serve as an identification tool to distinguish subordinate from coordinate clauses.