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Blankzip Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
"It" not really refering to anything
In the sentence,
"It must be hard to be President."
what does "it" refer to and would,
"To be president must be hard"
be a better alternative?
"It must be hard to be President."
what does "it" refer to and would,
"To be president must be hard"
be a better alternative?
Top answer
The word "it" refers to the idea "to be President". Your alternative wording is possible, but I'd say it would be much less commonly used.
- The word "it" refers to the idea "to be President".
- Your alternative wording is possible, but I'd say it would be much less commonly used.
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The word "it" refers to the idea "to be President".
Your alternative wording is possible, but I'd say it would be much less commonly used.
Your alternative wording is possible, but I'd say it would be much less commonly used.
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blankzip"To be president must be hard"No. That's not better, although it is the meaning.
be a better alternative?
It is more typical in English to replace an infinitive that is the subject of a sentence (to be president) with "it", and then state the infinitive at the end (It must be hard to be president).
So instead
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