Questions tagged [extraposition]
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"It's a span of a few hundred miles to cross the state." — By what rule was this sentence made up?
britannica.com:
(1) It's a span of a few hundred miles to cross the state.
As I understand, (1) means:
(2) We need to cover a span of a few hundred miles in order to cross the state.
But I can't ...
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There vs It: 1) <There is> <It is> likely to be heavy snowfall; 2) <There are> <It is> bound to be changes when the new system is introduced
oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com:
(1a) There is likely to be heavy snowfall.
my variant:
(1b) It is likely to be heavy snowfall.
What is the difference between (1a) and (1b)?
oxfordlearnersdictionaries....
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extraposed "it" with clause headed by "when"
There was a question here today about extraposed "it" with clauses headed by "that" and by "when". Here's an analogous example:
It was with a great sense of pride that ...
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Is it possible that a free relative clause overlaps a clause applying to extraposition?
Here are two sentences with similar construction.
(What they are proposing to do) is (horrifying).
Extraposition: It is horrifying what they are proposing to do.
(What she said) is (true）.
It is ...
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Why is it 'doing something' rather than 'to do something' here?
In the page of 'memory lane' in theFreeDictionary, there's such a sentence as follows.
It was lovely finding our old photo albums and taking a trip down memory lane.
We should use 'to do', rather ...
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Are these sentences related to extraposition?
The spokesman explained to the press why the president didn't show up.
He often shares with us information about environmental protection.
She found it difficult to get along with her roommates.
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It's/this is my dream being
It's my dream being on a TV show like this.
This is my dream being on a TV show like this.
Are they both correct?
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With it the play?
This introduction is taking forever. I wish they'd just get on with it the play.
I just came across this sentence on this link Merriam Dictionary
But is that sentence grammatically correct?
I mean "...
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"I made it my prime objective settling the matter." - unacceptable extraposition
Just saw this sentence marked as unacceptable in Quirke's Comprehensive Grammar (18.35 Extraposition of a clausal object):
*I made it my prime objective settling the matter
The full bit:
I don't ...
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Does 'yield' still agree with 'the subject' in 'measures can be undertaken that yield/s positive outcomes?
Good day, does 'yield' still agree with the 'subject' in the following sentence? The place of the modal verb 'can' is confusing.
Some people contend that measures can be undertaken that yields ...
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Are both sentences completely the same in meaning?
It's good to stay active. (vs) To stay active is good.
I've learned that both sentences are completely the same.
That because "it" is the 'expletive it' and indicate "to stay active" in grammar.
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Expletive it: reference to they/them
Which of these is used correctly?
It were them.
It was them.
It was they.
It were they.
I actually think the "it" is an expletive indicator so noun is whether them or they and since both are plural, ...
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Reduced relative clause extraposition
I wrote:
In PerTreebank each element of a compound verb is shown separately and is attached to a phrasal category named MV
Could I write it as:
In PerTreebank each element of a compound verb is ...
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The structure of the sentence
It takes the earth a little more than 365 days to travel around the sun.
According to the sentence, I think the structure of it like the following:
It = Preparatory "it"
takes = Verb
the earth = ...
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It is + adjective + wh clause
It is funny how you say that.
It is amazing what you did.
It
is terrible why it happened.
Those sentences have same structure: It is + adjective + wh clause.
My question is, is it always ...
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Quote from a book published in 1899- Incorrect grammar or change in language over time?
I have the following quote from The Theory of the Leisure Class, published in 1899:
The close-cropped lawn is beautiful in the eyes of a people whose inherited bent it is to readily find pleasure ...
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This was a conference which it was her duty to attend
This was a conference which it was her duty to attend.
I would like to ask why there is in the above sentence used the pronoun it. Is that sentence a relative clause?
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Can an “if-clause” be used as an extraposed subject?
When a subject is a whether-clause, it can be extraposed:
[Whether (or not) he comes] makes no difference. (basic version)
It makes no difference [whether (or not) he comes]. (extraposed)
The ...
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Is this 'that' placed right?
Then I noticed a small plate of complimentary marshmallows near Chloe’s elbow and it suddenly seemed clear that I didn’t love Chloe so much as marshmallow her. What it was about a marshmallow that ...
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It Was Noticed That
Is this correct use of extraposition:
It was noticed that some students struggled in math.
standard English? Could it be wrong?
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