Preparatory subject

In grammar, a preparatory subject or anticipatory subject[1][dead link][unreliable source?][2][dead link] is a subject which represents a verb clause later in the sentence. It as a preparatory subject is "commonly used in speech and writing, especially when the subject is longer than the complement and is better placed at the end of the sentence".[3][unreliable source?]

Examples

It is fun to play the piano

is equivalent to

Playing the piano is fun

"It" in the first sentence is a preparatory subject, referring to the clause "to play the piano".[4][failed verification]

Notes

  1. ^ Novalearn: Anticipatory subject
  2. ^ Grammar glossary
  3. ^ "What is the Anticipatory 'It' in English Grammar?".
  4. ^ English Grammar: It as a preparatory subject


 

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