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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

It well worth?

"I'm sure Rita Skeeter thought it well worth a trip to Godric's Hollow"
Can someone explain to me why it's "It well worth" and not " it's well worth"
Thanks in advance
  

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Because "it's" means "it is," present tense, and Rita reported the content of her consideration of the matter (or rather the speaker imagines that she did). In that case, the tense of what was reported shifts back to the past tense of the reporting. " Now, this isn't an indirect report but a direct quote, which retains the original tense.

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  • Because "it's" means "it is," present tense, and Rita reported the content of her consideration of the matter (or rather the speaker imagines that she did).
  • In that case, the tense of what was reported shifts back to the past tense of the reporting.
  • " Now, this isn't an indirect report but a direct quote, which retains the original tense.
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Because "it's" means "it is," present tense, and Rita reported the content of her consideration of the matter (or rather the speaker imagines that she did). In that case, the tense of what was reported shifts back to the past tense of the reporting. You could say

Rita Skeeter thought, "It's well worth the trip to Godric's Hollow."

Now, this isn't an indirect repor
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But we can say "it was well worth"
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Anonymous"I'm sure Rita Skeeter thought it well worth a trip to Godric's Hollow" Can someone explain to me why it's "It well worth" and not " it's well worth" Thanks in advance
"think" is one of the verbs that can take a predicative complement.

I thought it rude (for her to do such a thing).
Ken thought it strange (that Tessa was missing
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Yes, "was well worth" works.
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