It seemed to fall
Money doesn't grow on trees, but it seemed to fall from the sky in Indianapolis.
In the but-clause above, "it" is a pronoun, not a dummy; "it" is a raised subject, not an ordinary one.
Am I correct?
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anonymous Am I correct? Yes, but I am not happy with the raised subject explanation. It presupposes a variant that isn't on the page and favors a direction for no reason.
- anonymous Am I correct?
- Yes, but I am not happy with the raised subject explanation.
- It presupposes a variant that isn't on the page and favors a direction for no reason.
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anonymousAm I correct?
Yes, but I am not happy with the raised subject explanation. It presupposes a variant that isn't on the page and favors a direction for no reason.
0anonymousMoney doesn't grow on trees, but it seemed to fall from the sky in Indianapolis.
In the but-clause above, "it" is a pronoun, not a dummy; "it" is a raised subject, not an ordinary one.
Am I correct?
Yes, you are correct.
CJ
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