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subject-raising

noun

transformational grammar a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded, as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late

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Nearby words

subject catalog, subject catalogue, subject complement, subject matter, subject to, be, subject-raising, subjectify, subjection, subjective, subjective complement, subjective idealism
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