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Meaning of dummy subject | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Nederlands loos onderwerp

Examples

“In the expression "It's raining", the word "it" is a dummy subject.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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