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Used with adjectives:
"
We are discussing a complicated subject."
(complicated, big, complex)
"
This book deals with a serious subject."
(serious, interesting, controversial, delicate, difficult, sensitive, touchy)
"
I like to read books on different subjects."
(different, diverse, various)
"
That is an excellent subject for discussion."
(excellent, good)
"
What's your favorite subject in school?"
(favorite, best)
"
Math is a difficult subject for him."
(difficult, easy)
Used with verbs:
"
We discussed the subject in great detail."
(discussed, covered, debated, talked about, touched, addressed, dealt with)
"
Let's examine this subject from a different angle."
(examine, explore, look at, investigate, approach)
"
Let's drop the subject since we can't agree."
(drop, discard)
"
You need to stick to the subject at hand."
(stick, return)
"
He kept changing the subject."
(changing, avoiding, switching, getting off, wandering off)
"
The subject of her father came up again."
(came up, arose)
"
She spent a lifetime studying this subject."
(studying, researching, teaching)
Used with nouns:
"
I like his writing style, but not his subject matter."
(matter)
"
We are going to touch on several subject areas."
(areas)
Used with prepositions:
"
While we're on the subject, let's have a good discussion."
(on)
"
This is a great book on the subject of astronomy."
(of)
"
He does well in every subject."
(in)
