dummy subject
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In English, a word used as the subject of a sentence when the real subject is placed…In English, a word (such as it or there) used as the subject of a sentence when the real subject is placed after the main verb, or when the subject is indefinite.
Meaning
1 sensesIn English, a word (such as it or there) used as the subject of a sentence when the real subject is placed after the main verb, or when the subject is indefinite.
In the expression "It's raining", the word "it" is a dummy subject.
Forms
plural: dummy subjects| Singular | dummy subject |
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