3.5.1.2.9 Be about, subject
Use this domain for words that express the idea that something (said, written, thought, or made) depicts or is about a subject, or that something is logically related to some topic. Also use this domain for words that mark the topic or subject of what is being thought about, talked about, or written about. Verbs of thinking, knowing, or speaking (including other types of expression) can take a 'topic' role. We can think of a 'topic' as the main idea. Use this domain also for the important thing in a picture.
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(1) What words refer to being about something or someone?
Example words: be about something, concern, deal with, be concerned with, center on, focus on, address, cover, depict, discuss, dwell on, present, portray, treat
The book <is about> the President.; The meeting <is about> the schedule.; The story <depicts> the life of the President.; The story <presents> a view of the President.
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(2) What words indicate what something is about?
Example words: about, on, concerning, on the subject of, regarding, re, with regard to, in, of
John was talking <about> the new seed he bought.; I read <about> John in the newspaper.; a book <about> the President; the book <on> the President; the picture <of> the President; an experiment <concerning> growing rice; a course <in> history
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(3) What words refer to the thing something is about?
Example words: subject, topic, theme, issue, question, matter, business, thing
The <subject> of the book is the President.; The <topic> of the discussion is efficiency.