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Sam talks about uses of 'subject'.

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Subject

In grammar, the subject is 'the person or thing that does the action'.

• 'George' is the subject of the sentence: 'George baked a cake'.
• 'Ahmed' is the subject of the sentence: 'Ahmed studies very hard'.

At school, college or university, a subject is 'something you study'.

• My favourite subject at school was music.
• I'm not sure which subjects to study next year.

A subject can also be 'the topic that is discussed or studied'.

• She has written many books on the subject of sleep.
• He raised the subject of redundancies in the meeting.

'To subject someone to something' means to 'make them experience it'. It's usually something unpleasant.

• She subjected us to her terrible singing.
• I was subjected to the typical lecture from my parents after I broke the vase.

'To be subject to something' means to 'be affected by it'.

• These lessons are subject to a time-limit.
• The company's budget is subject to some financial restrictions this year.

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