Extraposed subject in the non-finite clause.
Following a week of chaos and misery, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson refused to leave Downing Street despite it being abundantly clear to virtually everyone else that the jig was up, they can now begin the search for a new leader after Johnson finally resigned (sort of) on Thursday.
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Is that the jig was up an extraposed subject in the non-finite clause (gerund-participial) it being abundantly clear to virtually everyone else that the jig was up?
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anonymous Is that the jig was up an extraposed subject in the non-finite clause (gerund-participial) it being abundantly clear to virtually everyone else that the jig was up ? Yes. 'it' is the place holder, of course.
- anonymous Is that the jig was up an extraposed subject in the non-finite clause (gerund-participial) it being abundantly clear to virtually everyone else that the jig was up ?
- Yes.
- 'it' is the place holder, of course.
- CJ
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anonymousIs that the jig was up an extraposed subject in the non-finite clause (gerund-participial) it being abundantly clear to virtually everyone else that the jig was up?
Yes. 'it' is the place holder, of course.
CJ
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