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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subjective spirit, subjective symptom, subjectivism, subjectivity, subject matter, subject-raising, subjoin, subjoinder, sub judice, subjugate, subjugation
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