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Tkacka15 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Extraposed object
They consider it too early to reach conclusions.
Is "it" a dummy one and "to reach conclusions" an extraposed object in the sentence above?
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I think it is.
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Yes, I think it is.
- Yes, I think it is.
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tkacka15They consider it too early to reach conclusions.
Is ..."to reach conclusions" an extraposed object ...?
Are you thinking of this as originating (i.e., before extraposition) as
*They consider [ to reach conclusions ] [ too early ].
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and then substituting "it" for "to reach
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