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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
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1. Being overweight is a high risk factor for Diabetes 2.
2. It's being overweight that is a high risk factor for Diabetes 2.
3. It's a high risk factor for Diabetes 2 that being overweight.
Q1) Can I emphasize "a high risk factor for Diabetes 2" like in #3, just like "Being everweight" emphasized in #2?
Q2) Is there any other element of #1 that can be emphasized, considering a variety of emphasis made below?
4. It is you that did my homework for me yesterday.
5. It is my homework that you did for me yesterday
6. It is yesterday that you did my homework for me.
2. It's being overweight that is a high risk factor for Diabetes 2.
3. It's a high risk factor for Diabetes 2 that being overweight.
Q1) Can I emphasize "a high risk factor for Diabetes 2" like in #3, just like "Being everweight" emphasized in #2?
Q2) Is there any other element of #1 that can be emphasized, considering a variety of emphasis made below?
4. It is you that did my homework for me yesterday.
5. It is my homework that you did for me yesterday
6. It is yesterday that you did my homework for me.
Top answer
1. This should be: Being overweight is a high risk factor for type 2 diabetes. 2.
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- This should be: Being overweight is a high risk factor for type 2 diabetes.
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- This is theoretically grammatical but this pattern would rarely be used in English.
- The only time you might use it is to correct someone: No, it's being overweight that is a high risk factor for type 2 diabetes, not just the fact that you eat a lot.
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1. This should be: Being overweight is a high risk factor for type 2 diabetes.
2. This is theoretically grammatical but this pattern would rarely be used in English. The only time you might use it is to correct someone: No, it's being overweight that is a high risk factor for type 2 diabetes, not just the fact that you eat a lot.
3. This is ungrammatical.
4. This
2. This is theoretically grammatical but this pattern would rarely be used in English. The only time you might use it is to correct someone: No, it's being overweight that is a high risk factor for type 2 diabetes, not just the fact that you eat a lot.
3. This is ungrammatical.
4. This
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