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Coincidence Posted 13 years ago
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Last weekend it was ...
Hello,
Could you help, please? Is all ok with this sentence?
1. Last weekend on Saturday it was my brother's wedding.
2. Last week on Thursday my sister had birthday. / it was my sister's birthday.
Is the subject 'it' ok in the above sentences?If I say
"Last weekend on Saturday was my brother's wedding"
it is not correct, is it?
3. It's -15 outside.
4. There are -15 degrees outside.
5. There is -15 degrees outside.
Thank you for your help!
Kind regards
Could you help, please? Is all ok with this sentence?
1. Last weekend on Saturday it was my brother's wedding.
2. Last week on Thursday my sister had birthday. / it was my sister's birthday.
Is the subject 'it' ok in the above sentences?If I say
"Last weekend on Saturday was my brother's wedding"
it is not correct, is it?
3. It's -15 outside.
4. There are -15 degrees outside.
5. There is -15 degrees outside.
Thank you for your help!
Kind regards
Top answer
1. Last [weekend / Saturday], it was my brother’s wedding. 2.
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- Last [weekend / Saturday], it was my brother’s wedding.
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- Last [week / Thursday], it was my brother’s wedding.
- My sister had birthday is not natural, and you don’t need to say both the week and the day; just say one or the other.
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1. Last [weekend / Saturday], it was my brother’s wedding.
2. Last [week / Thursday], it was my brother’s wedding.
My sister had birthday is not natural, and you don’t need to say both the week and the day; just say one or the other. It is correct and natural enough, but I would not use it. I think this is more natural: My brother’s wedding was last [week / Saturday].
2. Last [week / Thursday], it was my brother’s wedding.
My sister had birthday is not natural, and you don’t need to say both the week and the day; just say one or the other. It is correct and natural enough, but I would not use it. I think this is more natural: My brother’s wedding was last [week / Saturday].
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Hi
You can just use "last + weekday" to mean the most recent day of the week before now, but you do need the "it"...
- Last Saturday, it was my brother's wedding
- Last Thursday it was my sister's birthday
To my mind, you can put a comma in or not - it just depends whether you want a slight pause there
- It's -15 outside
- It's minus 15 outside
You can just use "last + weekday" to mean the most recent day of the week before now, but you do need the "it"...
- Last Saturday, it was my brother's wedding
- Last Thursday it was my sister's birthday
To my mind, you can put a comma in or not - it just depends whether you want a slight pause there
- It's -15 outside
- It's minus 15 outside
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dave_anonbut you do need the "it".The sentence is perfectly natural without it.
Of course, if you don’t use it, then you shouldn’t use the comma.
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Hi
I see what you mean
- Last Thursday was my brother's wedding
It's not quite an announcement but, yes, it's good English
Dave
I see what you mean
- Last Thursday was my brother's wedding
It's not quite an announcement but, yes, it's good English
Dave
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