subject
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈsʌbʤɪkt/
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sujeto
- The skaters do not constitute the principal subject, and the setting does not represent a specific location.
- subject and object
- subject-relative clause
Instead we get a treatment of subjects and predicates.
- Instead we get a treatment of subjects and predicates.
- So we have an idea of a subject of a complete subject of a substance.
Examples
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It so happens I have a PhD in the subject.
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His own specialty at the station is classical ballet, a subject that had always been a favorite.
Fiction book (1993) -
Is this an appropriate subject for a musical?
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A subject about which you claim to know nothing, yes?
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Has your subject shown signs of liver damage?
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In Japanese, it's very easy to delete the subject "I" from the lines.
Fiction book (2002) -
A carefully conceived educational campaign on the subject for the Arab states and Israel.
Academic text (1990) -
Mr. Tully, perhaps you could shed some light on the subject.
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So here's the subject and here's the verb.
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In this sentence, 'subject' refers to the person who performs the action, like in 'The cat sits on the mat, where the cat is the subject.'
Synonyms
A part of a sentence that shows what it is about and may do the action or be described
A person or thing that does the action a sentence talks about
Compounds
- Specialized
A part of a sentence that shows what it is about and may do the action or be described
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word subject in grammar comes from sub- ('under') and -ject ('throw') and once meant 'the thing placed under a statement'. That is why the grammatical subject is what the sentence is about.