Definition of grammatical subject
: a term (as a pronoun) in a sentence that occupies the position of the subject in normal English word order and anticipates a subsequent word or phrase that specifies the actual substantive content (as it in the sentence “it is sometimes hard to do right”)
— called also formal subject
—distinguished from logical subjectLearn More about grammatical subject
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“Grammatical subject.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grammatical%20subject. Accessed 3 Mar. 2021.
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