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Creating Emphasis Through

Subordination

3 Control emphasis through subordination.

Dependent words also act as transitional words, showing the

relationships between ideas. Using dependent clauses helps

downplay one idea while emphasizing another. Usually, the idea

expressed in the independent clause is of greater importance, while

the idea in the dependent clause is of lesser importance.

Examples of Creating Emphasis through

Subordination

emphasis on the pay
Although police work is important and often dangerous, the pay

is surprisingly low.