It's a small leap from 'You lie!' to 'You die!'
1) Elmer Smith: It's a small leap from 'You lie!' to 'You die!' (https://www.inquirer.com/philly/hp/news_update/20090911_Elmer_Smith__It_s_a_small_leap_from__You_lie___to__You_die__.html)
2) Anki robotics founder Boris Sofman on why it's a small leap from zippy toys to self-drive cars – podcast
(https://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2014/jul/16/anki-robotics-podcast)
Q: Is the "it" a dummy/meaningless subject in (1) and (2)? Do the following make sense? Are they both correct?
a) From 'You lie!' to 'You die!' is a small leap.
b) Anki robotics founder Boris Sofman on why from zippy toys to self-drive cars – podcast is a small leap.
In other words, can prepositional phrases like the above be the subject in a sentence?
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com/technology/audio/2014/jul/16/anki-robotics-podcast ) Q: Is the "it" a dummy/meaningless subject in (1) and (2)? Yes Do the following make sense? Are they both correct?
- com/technology/audio/2014/jul/16/anki-robotics-podcast ) Q: Is the "it" a dummy/meaningless subject in (1) and (2)?
- Yes Do the following make sense?
- Are they both correct?
- ' is a small leap.
- Yes b) Anki robotics founder Boris Sofman on why t he podcast from zippy toys to self-drive cars – podcast is a small leap.
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1) Elmer Smith: It's a small leap from 'You lie!' to 'You die!' (https://www.inquirer.com/philly/hp/news_update/20090911_Elmer_Smith__It_s_a_small_leap_from__You_lie___to__You_die__.html )
2) Anki robotics founder Boris Sofman on why it's a small leap from zip
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