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# subordination

«subordination» in Mova's school dictionary: **being under someone else's control or authority, or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (subordination — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Subordination is being under someone else's control or authority, or putting someone or something in a lower, less important place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subordination/#m1)

2) (grammar) Subordination is joining a less important clause to a main clause with a word such as because, although, when or if, making a complex sentence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subordination/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In English grammar lessons (UK KS2 and similar), pupils learn subordination: «I went home because it was raining» — «because it was raining» is a subordinate clause. In history and work life, subordination describes ranks, such as soldiers under officers. Phrases: «subordinating conjunction», «subordinate clause», «subordination to».

### examples

- Using subordination makes our sentences longer and more interesting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subordination/#x1)
- «Although» is a word that shows subordination. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subordination/#x2)
- In the army there is strict subordination of soldiers to officers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subordination/#x3)
- The teacher marked my sentences for subordination and coordination. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subordination/#x4)
- «When the bell rang, we ran out» uses subordination. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subordination/#x5)
- In the old days, women's subordination to men was written into the law in many countries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subordination/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. In grammar, the opposite idea is «coordination» (joining equal clauses with and, but, or). Related: «subordinate» (adjective and noun: a less important clause, or a person lower in rank).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «subordination» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subordination/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.