rheme
/rim/
noun
- In linguistics, the part of a sentence that gives new information about the topic (the theme).
- In the sentence 'The cat chased the mouse,' the rheme is 'chased the mouse.'
- The rheme usually contains the main verb and any new details the speaker wants to share.
- When analyzing a text, linguists often separate the theme from the rheme.
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