dummy subjects

A form of dummy subject — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of dummy subject
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APA

dummy subjects. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dummy%20subjects

MLA

“dummy subjects.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dummy%20subjects. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dummy subjects,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dummy%20subjects.

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