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[hanygeorge38]

hello,

is it grammatically correct to say subject to their approval or to say
subjected to thier apporoval

thanks
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hany

[Diana]

[haoren]

i think Diana is right.
Diana, is "subject "here pred?
i think it is used as following if it is pred.
e.g:we are subject to the law of the land.
is it right?Diana.

[admiral]

to be subject to means to underlie somebody, to be weaker than somebody in an activity. It's an active meaning.

to be subjected to means to be made to underlie. Let's say, being made to endure something. It's a passive meaning.

glad if I could be of help
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If I say "I love you" to someone, then I also have to say "I love inside you everyone else. I love the whole world because of you. I also love myself inside you"

[haoren]

1.to be subject to means to underlie somebody
2.to be subjected to means to be made to underlie
admiral
thank you very much. with your help,i can have used "subject"as verb and pred.