It is worth reading the book=The book is worth reading.
It is worth reading the book.
=The book is worth reading.
I have learned that the two sentences carry the same meaning and "It" there functions as a dummy it.
And then I was wondering if "The book" is replaced with a pronoun "It", like "It is worth reading", does "It" here function as a dummy it too, or "It" is a pronoun of "The book" so it just means the book?
Or "The book is worth reading" is okay to use but "It is worth reading" is grammatically wrong?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
Top answer
] , or "It" is a pronoun of "The book" so it just means the book? ] Hans51 Or "The book is worth reading" is okay to use but "It is worth reading" is grammatically wrong? They are both right whether you use 'the book' or 'it' to refer to the book.
- ] , or "It" is a pronoun of "The book" so it just means the book?
- ] Hans51 Or "The book is worth reading" is okay to use but "It is worth reading" is grammatically wrong?
- They are both right whether you use 'the book' or 'it' to refer to the book.
- — I just read a book.
- It was pretty good.
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Hans51I was wondering if "The book" is replaced with a pronoun "It", like "It is worth reading", does "It" here function as a dummy it too [No.] , or "It" is a pronoun of "The book" so it just means the book? [Yes.]
Hans51Or "The book is worth reading
0Hans51It is worth reading the book.=The book is worth reading.I have learned that the two sentences carry the same meaning and "It" there functions as a dummy it.
I can't agree. "It is worth reading the book" is ungrammatical. You need an adjective after the copulative "is", and "worth" is not one. You could just about get away with "It is worthwhile readin
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