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Wowenglish Posted 16 years ago
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I would like to know the difference in the meaning between "It(1)" and "It(2)".
1. It is fun to ride a bike.
2. It took me one hour to get here.
1. It is fun to ride a bike.
2. It took me one hour to get here.
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Both are dummy subjects with no semantic content.
- Both are dummy subjects with no semantic content.
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Hi,
I would like to know the difference in the meaning between "It(1)" and "It(2)".
1. It is fun to ride a bike.
2. It took me one hour to get here.
You might also want to consider that you can reword this way.
1. To ride a bike is fun.
2. To get here took me one hour.
Clive
I would like to know the difference in the meaning between "It(1)" and "It(2)".
1. It is fun to ride a bike.
2. It took me one hour to get here.
You might also want to consider that you can reword this way.
1. To ride a bike is fun.
2. To get here took me one hour.
Clive
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To get here took me one hour.
Is it right? Any other verb could have worked, like 'Travelling took me one hour'.
Is it right? Any other verb could have worked, like 'Travelling took me one hour'.
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Hi,
To get here took me one hour.
Getting here took me one hour.
Both of these are correct variations of the original statement, although the original is the common way to say it.
Clive
To get here took me one hour.
Getting here took me one hour.
Both of these are correct variations of the original statement, although the original is the common way to say it.
Clive
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WowenglishI would like to know the difference in the meaning between "It(1)" and "It(2)".
1. It is fun to ride a bike.
2. It took me one hour to get here.
In both cases there is no difference in meaning. Both sentences are in terms of syntax and meaning similar.
I think Wowenglish, that the things to analize in these cases are the "It" .
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