I do find it much more difficult
I do find it much more difficult to tolerate the grey weather when I'm back now.
I think that "it" is a dummy direct object in the sentence above; "much" a determiner and "more" modifier in the AdjP "much more difficult".
Am I correct?
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anonymous "much" a determiner On the second thought, I think that I'm wrong about "much" functioning as determiner there. It's rather also a modifier in "much more difficult". Determiner cannot mark the head of the adjective phrase.
- anonymous "much" a determiner On the second thought, I think that I'm wrong about "much" functioning as determiner there.
- It's rather also a modifier in "much more difficult".
- Determiner cannot mark the head of the adjective phrase.
- So, I see "much more" as a string of modifiers in AdjP "much more difficult".
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anonymous"much" a determiner
On the second thought, I think that I'm wrong about "much" functioning as determiner there.
It's rather also a modifier in "much more difficult".
Determiner cannot mark the head of the adjective phrase. So, I see "much more" as a string of modifiers in AdjP "much more difficult".
0anonymousI do find it much more difficult to tolerate the grey weather when I'm back now.
I think that "it" is a dummy direct object in the sentence above; "much" a determiner and "more" modifier in the AdjP "much more difficult".
Am I correct?
Yes. 'it' is a dummy 'it'.
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