subordination Who acts: Subordination, control, Using, our, word, strict subordination · What happens: be, put, join, make, use, sentence · To what, where: control, someone, lower important place, important clause, complex sentence, subordination · Speech: someone speaks here
«subordination» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: subordination in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Subordination is being under someone else's control or authority, or putting someone or something in a lower, less important place.
The tree, 21 words nsubj cop cop case nmod:poss advmod case cc conj punct cc acl obj cc conj case det amod punct advmod amod obl punct root Subordination NOUN is AUX being AUX under ADP someone PRON else ADV 's PART control NOUN or CCONJ authority NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ putting VERB someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON in ADP a DET lower ADJ , PUNCT less ADV important ADJ place NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Subordination subordination NOUN Number=Sing 8 control nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 control cop 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 control cop 4 under under ADP _ 8 control case 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 control nmod:poss 6 else else ADV _ 5 someone advmod 7 's 's PART _ 5 someone case 8 control control NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 authority cc 10 authority authority NOUN Number=Sing 8 control conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 putting punct 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 putting cc 13 putting put VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 control acl 14 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 putting obj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 something cc 16 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 14 someone conj 17 in in ADP _ 23 place case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 place det 19 lower low ADJ Degree=Cmp 23 place amod 20 , , PUNCT _ 19 lower punct 21 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 22 important advmod 22 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 23 place amod 23 place place NOUN Number=Sing 13 putting obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 8 control punct
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1 is present Subordination someone's control or authority tree rules 2 put gerund someone's control or authority not said here someone a lower important place vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent someone=Theme in place=Destination
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.
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.
The tree, 25 words nsubj aux det advmod amod obj case det amod obl case det nmod case fixed nmod punct mark punct advmod cc conj punct conj det amod obj punct root Subordination NOUN is AUX joining VERB a DET less ADV important ADJ clause NOUN to ADP a DET main ADJ clause NOUN with ADP a DET word NOUN such ADJ as ADP because SCONJ , PUNCT although SCONJ , PUNCT when ADV or CCONJ if SCONJ , PUNCT making VERB a DET complex ADJ sentence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Subordination subordination NOUN Number=Sing 3 joining nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 joining aux 3 joining join VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 clause det 5 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 6 important advmod 6 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 7 clause amod 7 clause clause NOUN Number=Sing 3 joining obj 8 to to ADP _ 11 clause case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 clause det 10 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 11 clause amod 11 clause clause NOUN Number=Sing 3 joining obl 12 with with ADP _ 14 word case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 word det 14 word word NOUN Number=Sing 11 clause nmod 15 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 17 because case 16 as as ADP _ 15 such fixed 17 because because SCONJ _ 14 word nmod 18 , , PUNCT _ 21 when punct 19 although although SCONJ _ 21 when mark 20 , , PUNCT _ 21 when punct 21 when when ADV PronType=Int 3 joining advmod 22 or or CCONJ _ 23 if cc 23 if if SCONJ _ 21 when conj 24 , , PUNCT _ 25 making punct 25 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 joining conj 26 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 28 sentence det 27 complex complex ADJ Degree=Pos 28 sentence amod 28 sentence sentence NOUN Number=Sing 25 making obj 29 . . PUNCT _ 3 joining punct
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1 join present · progressive Subordination a important clause to a main clause with a word vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent clause=Patient to clause=Co-Patient 2 make gerund Subordination not said here a complex sentence vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sentence=Product
Example 1 Using subordination makes our sentences longer and more interesting.
csubj obj nmod:poss obj xcomp cc advmod conj punct root Using VERB subordination NOUN makes VERB our PRON sentences NOUN longer ADV and CCONJ more ADV interesting ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Using use VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 makes csubj 2 subordination subordination NOUN Number=Sing 1 Using obj 3 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 sentences nmod:poss 5 sentences sentence NOUN Number=Plur 3 makes obj 6 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 3 makes xcomp 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 interesting cc 8 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 9 interesting advmod 9 interesting interesting ADJ Degree=Pos 6 longer conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 makes punct
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1 use gerund subordination vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subordination=Patient 2 make present Using our sentences vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sentence=Product 3 sentence our nom sentence «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 «Although» is a word that shows subordination.
punct mark punct cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root « PUNCT Although SCONJ » PUNCT is AUX a DET word NOUN that PRON shows VERB subordination NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 6 word punct 2 Although although SCONJ _ 6 word mark 3 » » PUNCT _ 6 word punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 word cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 word det 6 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 shows nsubj 8 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 word acl:relcl 9 subordination subordination NOUN Number=Sing 8 shows obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 word punct
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1 is a present a word tree rules 2 show present a word subordination vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subordination=Recipient
Example 3 In the army there is strict subordination of soldiers to officers.
case det obl expl amod nsubj case nmod case nmod punct root In ADP the DET army NOUN there PRON is VERB strict ADJ subordination NOUN of ADP soldiers NOUN to ADP officers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 army case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 army det 3 army army NOUN Number=Sing 5 is obl 4 there there PRON PronType=Dem 5 is expl 5 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 strict strict ADJ Degree=Pos 7 subordination amod 7 subordination subordination NOUN Number=Sing 5 is nsubj 8 of of ADP _ 9 soldiers case 9 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 7 subordination nmod 10 to to ADP _ 11 officers case 11 officers officer NOUN Number=Plur 9 soldiers nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 is punct
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1 be present strict subordination of soldiers to officers the army; there vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in army=Location 2 subordinate soldiers to officers nom subordination «state transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 The teacher marked my sentences for subordination and coordination.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl cc conj punct root The DET teacher NOUN marked VERB my PRON sentences NOUN for ADP subordination NOUN and CCONJ coordination NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 marked nsubj 3 marked mark VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 sentences nmod:poss 5 sentences sentence NOUN Number=Plur 3 marked obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 subordination case 7 subordination subordination NOUN Number=Sing 3 marked obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 coordination cc 9 coordination coordination NOUN Number=Sing 7 subordination conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 marked punct
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1 mark past the teacher my sentences for subordination and coordination vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent sentence=Destination 2 sentence my nom sentence «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 «When the bell rang, we ran out» uses subordination.
punct advmod det nsubj advcl punct nsubj csubj compound:prt punct obj punct root « PUNCT When ADV the DET bell NOUN rang VERB , PUNCT we PRON ran VERB out ADP » PUNCT uses VERB subordination NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 8 ran punct 2 When when ADV PronType=Int 5 rang advmod 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 bell det 4 bell bell NOUN Number=Sing 5 rang nsubj 5 rang ring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 ran advcl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 rang punct 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 ran nsubj 8 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 uses csubj 9 out out ADP _ 8 ran compound:prt 10 » » PUNCT _ 8 ran punct 11 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 subordination subordination NOUN Number=Sing 11 uses obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 11 uses punct
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1 ring in a quote past the bell vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 run out in a quote past we vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 use present subordination vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subordination=Patient
Example 6 In the old days, women's subordination to men was written into the law in many countries.
The tree, 17 words case det amod obl punct nmod:poss case nsubj:pass case nmod aux:pass case det obl case amod obl punct root In ADP the DET old ADJ days NOUN , PUNCT women NOUN 's PART subordination NOUN to ADP men NOUN was AUX written VERB into ADP the DET law NOUN in ADP many ADJ countries NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 days case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 days det 3 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 days amod 4 days day NOUN Number=Plur 12 written obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 days punct 6 women woman NOUN Number=Plur 8 subordination nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 women case 8 subordination subordination NOUN Number=Sing 12 written nsubj:pass 9 to to ADP _ 10 men case 10 men man NOUN Number=Plur 8 subordination nmod 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 written aux:pass 12 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 13 into into ADP _ 15 law case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 law det 15 law law NOUN Number=Sing 12 written obl 16 in in ADP _ 18 countries case 17 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 18 countries amod 18 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 12 written obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 12 written punct
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1 write past · passive women's subordination to men the law day in many countries vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in country=Destination 2 subordinate women to men nom subordination «state transitive»: poss=agent to=obl
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