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Moivile Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
It is ... that
Is this correct?
It was I that (who) met his sisters in the park yesterday. = That (who) met his sisters in the park yesterday was I.
It was his sisters that (whom) I met in the park yesterday. = That (whom) I met in the park yesterday was his sisters.
It was in the park that I met his sisters yesterday. = That I met his sisters yesterday was in the park.
It was after he had returned from Leningrad that I told him the news. = That I told him the news was after he had returned from Leningrad.
It was not until (till) May that we received a letter from them. = That we received a letter from them was not until (till) May.
It was not until (till) she returned home that she learned the truth. = That she learned the truth was not until (till) she returned home.
It was I that (who) met his sisters in the park yesterday. = That (who) met his sisters in the park yesterday was I.
It was his sisters that (whom) I met in the park yesterday. = That (whom) I met in the park yesterday was his sisters.
It was in the park that I met his sisters yesterday. = That I met his sisters yesterday was in the park.
It was after he had returned from Leningrad that I told him the news. = That I told him the news was after he had returned from Leningrad.
It was not until (till) May that we received a letter from them. = That we received a letter from them was not until (till) May.
It was not until (till) she returned home that she learned the truth. = That she learned the truth was not until (till) she returned home.
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I don't know what you intend to convey by using the equal signs. The sentences after the equal signs are not grammatical, if that's what you're asking.
They all follow the same basic pattern, so let me do just the first.
It was I who met his sisters in the park yesterday.
can be rephrased as
I was the one who met his sisters in the park yesterday.
They all follow the same basic pattern, so let me do just the first.
It was I who met his sisters in the park yesterday.
can be rephrased as
I was the one who met his sisters in the park yesterday.
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Thank you for answering!
But how would you rephrase the following sentences?
It was after he had returned from London that I told him the news.
It was not until (till) she returned home that she learned the truth.
But how would you rephrase the following sentences?
It was after he had returned from London that I told him the news.
It was not until (till) she returned home that she learned the truth.
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Words in parentheses are optional.
I told him the news after he had returned from London.
After he had returned from London, I told him the news(, and not until then).
I didn't tell him the news until after he had returned from London.
He returned from London. After that, I told him the news.
She didn't learn the truth until she returned home.
She (first) l
I told him the news after he had returned from London.
After he had returned from London, I told him the news(, and not until then).
I didn't tell him the news until after he had returned from London.
He returned from London. After that, I told him the news.
She didn't learn the truth until she returned home.
She (first) l
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the correct sentence should be....
It was me who met his sisters in the park yesterday.
Those were his sisters whom i met in the park yesterday.
It was me who met his sisters in the park yesterday.
Those were his sisters whom i met in the park yesterday.
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Thank you very much!
Answer one more question, please.
Can I rephrase the sentences like this?
Are the sentences after the equal signs grammatical correct? Perhaps they are very awkward but grammatically correct, aren't they?
It was I that (who) met his sisters in the park yesterday. = Who met his sisters in the park yesterday was me.
It was his sister
Answer one more question, please.
Can I rephrase the sentences like this?
Are the sentences after the equal signs grammatical correct? Perhaps they are very awkward but grammatically correct, aren't they?
It was I that (who) met his sisters in the park yesterday. = Who met his sisters in the park yesterday was me.
It was his sister
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MoivileAre the rephrased sentences after the equal signs grammatically correct? Perhaps they are very awkward but grammatically correct, aren't they?No. I'm sorry, but they are not. Not the first two (with who and whom), for sure. You can't use who (or whom) as both antecedent and relativ
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Thank you so much!
It was not until May that we received a letter from them. = The day when we received a le
CalifJimThe ones with until can't be rephrased like that. They don't make sense as written. until is a tricky word, and not until is even trickier."But the sentences with until can be rephrased like this, can't they?
It was not until May that we received a letter from them. = The day when we received a le
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Moivilethe sentences with until can be rephrased like this, can't they?Yes, that can be done. But to be practical, one has to ask why one would do it! You can whistle your favorite song while standing on your head, but why would you want to do that?
I don't think we would get rich even if we had a dollar for every time a native speake
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