It being a fine day yesterday

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It being a fine day yesterday, I took my son fishing.Is the above sentence correct?If so, what does it mean?Thank you!

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

Correct, but formal:

As yesterday was a fine day/Because yesterday was a fine day

Yoong Liat · Answer

AnduyIt being a fine day yesterday, I took my son fishing.

Is the above sentence correct?
If so, what does it mean?

It is a common mistake to remove 'It' from the sentence. It being a fine day yesterday, I took my son fishing.

For example, Tomorrow being a public holiday, I do not have to work.

Cool Breeze · Answer

Yoong LiatIt is a common mistake to remove 'It' from the sentence. It being a fine day yesterday, I took my son fishing.

For example, Tomorrow being a public holiday, I do not have to work.

Hi YL

The sentence in blue is correct. Tomorrow can act as a noun and a causal clause equivalent with being can have its own subject. Another example:

The bus being late, we decided to sit down for a while.

CB

Yoong Liat · Answer

Cool Breeze
Yoong LiatIt is a common mistake to remove 'It' from the sentence. It being a fine day yesterday, I took my son fishing.

For example, Tomorrow being a public holiday, I do not have to work.
Hi YL

The sentence in blue is correct. Tomorrow can act as a noun and a causal clause equivalent with being can have its own subject. Another example:

The bus being late, we decided to sit down for a while.

CB

Hi CB

The following is an extract from Longman English Grammar Practice by L. G. Alexander regarding the usage of 'Being' and 'It being'.

Instead of: I was lost, so I had to ask someone the way.
We can say: Being lost, I had to ask someone the way.

We sometimes use it being in place of it is or it was (formal):

Instead of: saying: It was Sunday, so it was hard to find a garage open..
We can say: It being Sunday, it was hard to find a garage open.

Similarly, instead of saying: It was a holiday, so there were thousands of cars on the roads.
We can say: It being a holiday, there were thousands of cars on the roads.

Is the above a case of BrE vs AmE?

BarbaraPA · Answer

I don't see the conflict. All of the sentences I've seen have been correct. Can you give an example of a setence you feel is not correct?

Khoff · Answer

I think the incorrect choice they are warning against is something like ** "Being a holiday, I did not have to go to work." ** This is incorrect. Since "I" is not the subject of "being," the sentence needs to include a different subject for "being" -- such as "it," or "yesterday."

BarbaraPA · Answer

Ah!

I think you're right.

Being a holiday, yesterday was a great day to sleep in. That works, because yesterday was the holiday.

Khoff · Answer

Right, And "Being a holiday, I slept in" does not work because I am not a holiday.

BarbaraPA · Answer

But, dang, there should be one in your honor! We'll call it Hoff-Day!

Terrlo56 · Answer

Is this a form of "participle phrase"?

It being a fine day yesterday

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