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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

I don't know if it is better to go with my girlfriend or to go with my friend.

1. I don't know if it is better to go with my girlfriend or to go with my friend.
2. I don't know if it is better to go with my girlfriend or it is better to go with my friend.

I'd like to know if "it" is the subject of "to go with my girlfriend or to go with my friend."
And I'd like to know if I can interpret #1 to #2

Thank you in advance for your help.Emotion: smile
  

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1. No. " is an infinitive phrase and does not have or need a subject.

— GPY

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  • " is an infinitive phrase and does not have or need a subject.
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  • "), or you could could say it was purely dummy (like "it's cold" or "it's raining").
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1. No. "to go with my girlfriend ..." is an infinitive phrase and does not have or need a subject. I guess you could take the view that "it" is anticipatory (i.e. for "I don't know if to go with my girlfriend is better ..."), or you could could say it was purely dummy (like "it's cold" or "it's raining").
2. Yes.
park sang jooninterpret #1 to #2
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Thank you, GPY, for your another very helpful answer. Emotion: smile

I guess you could take the view that "it" is anticipatory
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park sang joonThen, how about "rephrase #1 to #2"?
This is not as impossible as "interpret #1 to #2", but still I would use "as".
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