subject-raising

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subject-raising

(Linguistics / Grammar) 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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raising			Subinfer subinfeudate subinfeudation subinfeudatory Subingression Subintestinal Subinvolution subirrigate Subitaneous Subitany subitary subitize subito subj. subjacent subject subject area subject case subject catalogue subject field subject heading subject index subject matter subject quote Subject-matter subject-raising Subjected subjectify subjection Subjectist subjective Subjective color subjective idealism subjective intension Subjective sensation subjectively subjectiveness subjectivism Subjectivist subjectivity Subjectless Subjectness Subjects Subjicible subjoin subjoinder subjoining subjugable subjugate subjugated subjugation			subject to revisal subject to scrutiny subject to strain subject to termination subject to terms subject to verification subject to verification Subject to Weather Subject Under Test Subject Verb Direct-Object Preposition Indirect-Object Subject Verb Object Subject Yet to Clear Subject Your Discretion Subject, Academic Subject, Classification by Subject, Predicate, Object Subject, Wills and Company Subject-Context Oriented Retriever for Processing Information Online Subject-Course System of Instruction Subject-Linking Verb-Complement Subject-Linking Verb-Predicate Adjective Subject-matter Subject-matter Subject-matter jurisdiction Subject-Mounted Light Device Subject-oriented programming Subject-oriented programming subject-raising Subject-Relation-Value Subject-Specific Notability Guideline Subjectavism Subjectavism subjected subjected subjected subjected subjected subjected subjectify subjecting subjecting subjecting subjecting subjecting subjecting subjection subjection subjection subjection subjection subjection subjection to subjection to death subjection to fate subjection to force subjections subjections subjections

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