Presubject

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Occurring before the subject in a sentence or expression. not-comparable

    "Presubject elements may be conjunctions, prepositional groups, nonfinite clauses, or whole dependent clauses that precede the grammatical subject of the main clause."

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"Presubject elements may be conjunctions, prepositional groups, nonfinite clauses, or whole dependent clauses that precede the grammatical subject of the main clause."

Etymology

From pre- + subject.

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