"It seems (to me) that" ， predicative or subject clause ？

[Hiya Raymond]

"It seems (to me) that" , predicative or subject clause ？

"It seems (to me) that" is considered （as）a predicative clause in my textbook,but some teacher told me it's a subject clause ,cause the origional pattern is “It seems (to me) to be true that”.

Thanks a lot!

PS I've tried to find the answer.
PPS Not a homework.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Re: "It seems (to me) that" ， predicative or subject clause ？

"It seems (to me) that" , predicative or subject clause ？

"It seems (to me) that" is considered （as）a predicative clause in my textbook,but some teacher told me it's a subject clause ,cause the origional pattern is “It seems (to me) to be true that”.

Thanks a lot!

PS I've tried to find the answer.
PPS Not a homework.

Actually it is both. The word "it" is the grammatical subject of the sentence, but it is a dummy subject. The logical/real subject is the clause. This is a delayed subject construction.

 

[Hiya Raymond]

Re: "It seems (to me) that" ， predicative or subject clause ？

Thanks a million！

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: "It seems (to me) that" ， predicative or subject clause ？

Thanks a million！

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