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dummy subject
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
a. le sujet explétif (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
In the sentence "It is raining," "it" is a dummy subject.Dans la phrase « Il pleut », « il » est un sujet explétif.
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