| Front | subordination |
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| Back | In grammar, subordination refers to a relationship between words, phrases, or clauses in which one element is less important but which gives us more information about the main element that it is linked to. For instance, in the phrase a difficult question, the adjective difficult is subordinate to the noun question and tells us more about it. In the same way, a subject or object is subordinate to a verb, as in the following sentence: He cleaned the floor. Compare with coordination. See also subordinate clause. |
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