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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

  1. subject catalog,
  2. subject catalogue,
  3. subject complement,
  4. subject matter,
  5. subject to, be,
  6. subjectification,
  7. subjectify,
  8. subjection,
  9. subjective,
  10. subjective complement
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