He thought it important to do it.
He thought it important to do it.
Is the sentence above grammatical, and if so, is "it" in "it important" a dummy one or is it the direct object of "thought" and the antecedent of "it" in the non-finite clause "to do it"?
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anonymous Is the sentence above grammatical, Yes, it is. anonymous is "it" in "it important" a dummy one or is it the direct object of "thought" and the antecedent of "it" in the non-finite clause "to do it"? I think it can be all three at the same time.
- anonymous Is the sentence above grammatical, Yes, it is.
- anonymous is "it" in "it important" a dummy one or is it the direct object of "thought" and the antecedent of "it" in the non-finite clause "to do it"?
- I think it can be all three at the same time.
- In any event, the sentence can be expanded: He thought [that] it [was] important to do it.
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anonymousIs the sentence above grammatical,
Yes, it is.
anonymous is "it" in "it important" a dummy one or is it the direct object of "thought" and the antecedent of "it" in the non-finite clause "to do it"?
I think it can be all three at the same time. In any event, the sentence can be expanded:
He thoug
0and exactly WHAT is this grammatical transformation called?? i've been looking high and low for this.
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