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Panda fold 982 Posted 9 years ago
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Could you give me any grammatical reason to know why?

Why is it not right to say "They are important to have regular meals and do exercise. " but only by saying " it is important to have regular meals and do exercise."? Is there any grammatical reason?

  

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panda fold 982 Is there any grammatical reason? The words "it" and "there" are the only acceptable "dummy" subjects. These words do not represent anything, but English sentences require a grammatical subject.

  • panda fold 982 Is there any grammatical reason?
  • The words "it" and "there" are the only acceptable "dummy" subjects.
  • These words do not represent anything, but English sentences require a grammatical subject.
  • It is raining.
  • It is 6 o'clock.
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panda fold 982 Is there any grammatical reason?

The words "it" and "there" are the only acceptable "dummy" subjects. These words do not represent anything, but English sentences require a grammatical subject.

It is raining.
It is 6 o'clock.
There was a knock at the door.


"They" is a pronoun that always refers to a plural noun.

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