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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Dear all,

I am not a native english speaker and therefore I need your help...The following Wednesday I have an english syntax exam and i have problems understanding extraposed object clauses. I would kindly ask you to help me with some brief explanations or examples about extraposed object clauses. I appreciate your answers...Thank you in advance.
  

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An extraposed object clause is one that has the dummy pronoun 'it' as object and a subordinate clause as extraposed object: I find it disappointing that he gave up . Here, the dummy pronoun 'it' functions as object, and the subordinate clause 'that he gave up' functions as extraposed object, although it is not actually a kind of object but just an embedded content clause. The meaning of 'it' is obtained from the extraposed object, so we understand: 'I find the fact that he gave up disappointing'.

— BillJ

  • An extraposed object clause is one that has the dummy pronoun 'it' as object and a subordinate clause as extraposed object: I find it disappointing that he gave up .
  • Here, the dummy pronoun 'it' functions as object, and the subordinate clause 'that he gave up' functions as extraposed object, although it is not actually a kind of object but just an embedded content clause.
  • The meaning of 'it' is obtained from the extraposed object, so we understand: 'I find the fact that he gave up disappointing'.
  • BillJ
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An extraposed object clause is one that has the dummy pronoun 'it' as object and a subordinate clause as extraposed object:

I find it disappointing that he gave up.

Here, the dummy pronoun 'it' functions as object, and the subordinate clause 'that he gave up' functions as extraposed object, although it is not actually a kind of object but just an embedded conte
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