subject

Everyday

1. Something you learn at school, such as maths, English or science. tree →
2. What something is about: "the subject of the story" or the topic of a talk. tree →
3. In grammar, the subject is the person or thing that does the action of the verb: in "The dog barks", "the dog" is the subject. tree →
4. A person ruled by a king or queen. tree →
5. "Subject to" means likely to be affected by, or depending on: "subject to change". tree →

In the lessons

In school, subjects are the different lessons on the timetable. In grammar lessons, every sentence has a subject and a verb, and the verb must agree with the subject. In art, the subject of a painting is what it shows. In emails, the subject line tells what the message is about. Phrases: favourite subject, change the subject, subject line, subject and verb, subject to change.

Examples

• My favourite subject is art. tree →
• Let's change the subject. tree →
• In "Tom kicked the ball", Tom is the subject. tree →
• The subject of the poem is the sea. tree →
• The king spoke to his subjects. tree →
• Write a clear subject line in your email. tree →
• Times are subject to change because of the weather. tree →
• There dwell the Sea King and his subjects. tree →

Note

Noun stress: SUB-ject; verb stress: sub-JECT ("They were subjected to rain"). Countable: one subject, two subjects. Grammar trap: the verb agrees with the subject: "The dogs bark", "The dog barks". The subject is not always the first word: "Yesterday, my sister won." — "my sister" is the subject.

In Jewish tradition

In school, subjects are the different lessons on the timetable. In grammar lessons, every sentence has a subject and a verb, and the verb must agree with the subject. In art, the subject of a painting is what it shows. In emails, the subject line tells what the message is about. Phrases: favourite subject, change the subject, subject line, subject and verb, subject to change.

Examples

• A public domain book is one that was never subject to copyright or whose legal copyright term has expired. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• A separate consideration of the several parts should follow this general grasp of the subject, else much confusion may result. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• For convenience of study I have placed the Notes in a separate form at the end of the work, and I have made a short definition of the subject-matter of each chapter. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Noun stress: SUB-ject; verb stress: sub-JECT ("They were subjected to rain"). Countable: one subject, two subjects. Grammar trap: the verb agrees with the subject: "The dogs bark", "The dog barks". The subject is not always the first word: "Yesterday, my sister won." — "my sister" is the subject.