subheading

«subheading» in Mova's school dictionary: a smaller heading under the main heading of a text… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a subheading, subheadings)

meaning for a pupil

A subheading is a smaller heading under the main heading of a text, telling you what one section is about. tree →

sense in the lessons

English and reading lessons: non-fiction texts, reports and leaflets use subheadings to organise information; they help you skim and find facts quickly. When writing a report, pupils add subheadings like «Habitat», «Diet», «Life cycle». Subheadings are a structural (organisational) feature of a text.

examples

• Add subheadings to your report on penguins. tree →
• The subheading «Diet» tells you what the animal eats. tree →
• Use the subheadings to find the answer quickly. tree →
• Our leaflet had a title and four subheadings. tree →
• Each subheading starts a new section. tree →
• Subheadings are usually in bold. tree →

note

Countable, one word (also «sub-heading»). Also called a subtitle or subhead. A heading is the main title; a subheading is under it.

In the corpora

• In non-fiction, headings, subheadings and signposts such as "Firstly, secondly, finally" organise the text.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «subheading» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.