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Huong Hoang Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Don't understand the grammar

I don't understand this question: " Go to the person whose business it is to know. i have never seen the grammar like this.Please explain to me. Thanks
  

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Go to the person whose business it is to know. Have you studied clauses yet? What about reduced clauses (some texts call these "phrases")?

  • Go to the person whose business it is to know.
  • Have you studied clauses yet?
  • What about reduced clauses (some texts call these "phrases")?
  • This is a complex sentence with many clauses.
  • The main clause is: Go to the person.
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Go to the person whose business it is to know.

Have you studied clauses yet?
What about reduced clauses (some texts call these "phrases")? This is a complex sentence with many clauses.

The main clause is:

Go to the person.

The verb is "go" and the implied subject "you". It is an imperative sentence.

There is a relative clause modifying "person". I
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The main thing i don't understand is "it". i misunderstand and think that it is incorrect. Thanks so much
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To know (this) is your job.
To know (this) is your responsibility.
To know (this) is your business.

With 'dummy it' displacing the infinitival subject:

It is your job to know (this).
It is your responsibility to know (this).
It is your business to know (this).

Possessives:

It is your busines
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Thanks, CJ.
After I posted, I realized that this structure is an inversion of the "dummy it" sentences.
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AlpheccaStarsI realized that this structure is an inversion of the "dummy it" sentences.
I started my explanation with a dissertation on cleft sentences! Then I realized it was off the track and had to erase it all and start over! It's an interesting structure. It seems simple, and yet ...
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It is really very complicated. I have to learn much more, much more... Emotion: sad(
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Hello teachers.

I kind of got lost in here ..Emotion: thinking, Can I say that Go to the person whose b
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No, this gets trickier.

Suppose Joe is selling sports cars. That is his job, or "his business." Joe might just be an employee of a dealership, but still, if he does not do well at selling cars, he will lose his job.

To sell the cars, Joe has to know about them - the horsepower, the acceleration, the safety features, what accessories you can get, and lots of other things. So it
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AlpheccaStarsNo, this gets trickier.
Suppose..
..cars.
Clear. Thanks a lot.
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Hello teachers, and sorry to annoy you like that, but I just want to make sure I'm following right:

Adam is my friend.
He is Adam my friend.
Is he Adam my friend?
Who is he my friend?

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