Infinitive
This conversion works.
It is important to work hard?To work hard is important.
Then, would this conversion work as well?
It's nice to see you?To see you is nice.
Top answer
The first pair (to work hard) is okay. ) is not used in (American) English. Why this is so is difficult for a native speaker to explain.
- The first pair (to work hard) is okay.
- ) is not used in (American) English.
- Why this is so is difficult for a native speaker to explain.
- " The type of conversion that you describe is generally not used in English.
- For example: It's nice to meet you.
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The first pair (to work hard) is okay. The second sentence of the second pair (To see you is nice.) is not used in (American) English. Why this is so is difficult for a native speaker to explain. The best answer I can give is: "It's just the way the usage has evolved over hundreds of years." The type of conversion that you describe is generally not used in English. For example:
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