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Deborahjeong Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Does it always have to be the only subject in the clause "it is up to you"

1. Who to follow is up to you.
2. It is up to you to decide who to follow?Which one is correct? Are both correct? Thanks.
  

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[1] Who to follow is up to you . [2] It is up to you to decide who to follow . Both are correct and have roughly the same meaning.

— BillJ

  • [1] Who to follow is up to you .
  • [2] It is up to you to decide who to follow .
  • Both are correct and have roughly the same meaning.
  • In [1] the subject is the interrogative infinitival clause who to follow.
  • In [2] the dummy pronoun it is subject and who to follow is the interrogative clause, just as it is in [1].
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[1] Who to follow is up to you.
[2] It is up to you to decide who to follow.

Both are correct and have roughly the same meaning. In [1] the subject is the interrogative infinitival clause who to follow. In [2] the dummy pronoun it is subject and who to follow is the interrogative clause, just as it is in [1

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