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Englishnewbie Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
It is/there are
Hello,
Why is it you use "it is" not "there are"?
USE: It is the teachers who make the difference.
Note: They are the teachers who make the difference.
If you reverse, it is
"teachers is it."
"teachers are the."
Thank you for your explanation.
Why is it you use "it is" not "there are"?
USE: It is the teachers who make the difference.
Note: They are the teachers who make the difference.
If you reverse, it is
"teachers is it."
"teachers are the."
Thank you for your explanation.
Top answer
It is used to emphasize what follows it in sentences like your example. Why? I don't know.
- It is used to emphasize what follows it in sentences like your example.
- Why?
- I don't know.
- It was Tom that/who broke the window yesterday.
- It was the window that Tom broke yesterday.
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It is used to emphasize what follows it in sentences like your example. Why? I don't know.
It was Tom that/who broke the window yesterday.
It was the window that Tom broke yesterday.
It was yesterday that Tom bro
It was Tom that/who broke the window yesterday.
It was the window that Tom broke yesterday.
It was yesterday that Tom bro
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Hi
Thanks for your reply.
In all your examples, the object is singular.
What if...
It was the cars that Tom broke yesterday.
If we use "cars," do we still use "it"?
Thanks for your reply.
In all your examples, the object is singular.
What if...
It was the cars that Tom broke yesterday.
If we use "cars," do we still use "it"?
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englishnewbieWhat if...It was the cars that Tom broke yesterday.If we use "cars," do we still use "it"?Yes, you still use 'it'. Check out these links about cleft sentences.
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