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Yellowstarstruck Posted 11 years ago
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Are these natural?

Are these natural in conversation? Thanks, Fulvio
1. What's your hobby? It's listening to music.
2. What's your hobby? My hobby is listening to music.
3. What's your hobby? It's fishing.
  

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yellowstarstruck Are these natural in conversation? Not quite. A real conversation would go like this: A: What's your hobby?

  • yellowstarstruck Are these natural in conversation?
  • Not quite.
  • A real conversation would go like this: A: What's your hobby?
  • B: Fishing.
  • A: Do you have any hobbies?
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yellowstarstruckAre these natural in conversation?
Not quite. A real conversation would go like this:

A: What's your hobby?
B: Fishing.

A: Do you have any hobbies?
B: Yes. Fishing.
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For formal conversation would it be best to use "It's"?
A: What's your hobby?
B: It's fishing.
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yellowstarstruckFor formal conversation would it be best to use "It's"?
No.

Anyway, there is no formal conversation about fishing.

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