It is no kind of conjunction. The word during is a preposition.
subordinate conjunction
a subordinate conjunction.
no
Yes, a comma is generally needed when a subordinate clause begins with a subordinate conjunction. The comma is used to separate the subordinate clause from the main clause.
yes it is
subordinate conjunction
a subordinate conjunction.
no
Although there are many subordinate conjunctions, the most common are "and", "but", and "or". A subordinate conjunction connects a subordinate clause (a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence) to a main clause (a complete sentence).
Yes, a comma is generally needed when a subordinate clause begins with a subordinate conjunction. The comma is used to separate the subordinate clause from the main clause.
"and" is not an example of a subordinate conjunction. Subordinate conjunctions introduce dependent clauses that cannot stand alone as sentences. Examples include "although," "if," and "because."
yes it is
This question is somewhat ambiguously phrased, because independent and dependent clauses are mutually exclusive categories, and a clause that is introduced by a subordinate conjunction is not independent by definition. However, substituting a coordinating conjunction in a independent clause by a subordinate conjunction can convert an initially independent clause into a dependent clause.
I will do what you say since I am your subordinate. He was a private and subordinate to the captain.
No... Subordinate conjunctions (i.e. if, because, although, while, when, et cetera) begin subordinate clauses, at least when those subordinate clauses function as adverbs...
The conjunction when is a subordinating conjunction, a subordinating conjunction joins a subordinate (dependent) clause to a main (independent) clause. For example:Jane went running when it was raining.
subordinate adverb conjunction, beginning an adverb clause (synonym for "although")