The phrase
"several subplots" refers to smaller stories within a larger story. It means that there are multiple additional plotlines happening alongside the main plot.
Full definition
As you can clearly see, there is a lot going on here, with dozens of characters wrapped up with
several subplots in the elaborate tapestry that is «Avengers: Infinity War.»
At any rate, it is about everyday life as refracted through the multi-layered narrative techniques used in ER and its progeny: handheld cameras,
several subplots running at once, and....
Too much is left unexplained and it spent time
on several subplots that did nothing to progress the story (such as the journalists, and Christine Johnson).
There are
several subplots which blend into the plot, making this not so much a one joke story but a continued laugh - a-thon.
There are
also several subplots involving reconciliation with parents, or finally coming out to them, that are a bit too pat.
Focused on around one theater's production of Ruddigore, the central mystery was a good one and
spawned several subplots all centered around the various actors, staff and theatre management.
Between the morning roll calls (intended to suss out if any of the guests «checked out» during the night),
several subplots are stitched together in an attempt to make a colorful cinematic sari.
Several subplots are chopped down including a romance between Lisa's mother and a Colombian businessman (Jean Reno).
Several subplots are left unexplained and probably unfinished, and the film finishes in an ambiguous manner that forces the audience to imagine the outcomes for many of the major and minor characters.
There were
several subplots and and they were introduced and returned to regularly.
There are two types of romance novels: a series romance, which is meant to have a shelf life of about a month and are short in length, and standalone novels, much more meatier than a series of romance and often have
several subplots.