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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Make O C
Hello, I have a few questions as shown below.
Is this sentence correct?
1) That made marriages harder to be successful.
The original sentence is;
2) (Half of the people answering a recent survey thought) that made it harder for marriages to be successful.
I am often confused with whether or not to use "it" in "make O C" sentences as in 2), which has "for noun" in its sentence.
I wonder if "it" indicates "marriages". But if so, does "it" need to be "them" since "marriages" is plural?
Thank you very much for your help in advance!
Is this sentence correct?
1) That made marriages harder to be successful.
The original sentence is;
2) (Half of the people answering a recent survey thought) that made it harder for marriages to be successful.
I am often confused with whether or not to use "it" in "make O C" sentences as in 2), which has "for noun" in its sentence.
I wonder if "it" indicates "marriages". But if so, does "it" need to be "them" since "marriages" is plural?
Thank you very much for your help in advance!
Top answer
I don't find (1) very satisfactory. (2) is OK. "it" is a dummy "it".
- I don't find (1) very satisfactory.
- (2) is OK.
- "it" is a dummy "it".
- It does not refer to marriage(s).
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I don't find (1) very satisfactory.
(2) is OK. "it" is a dummy "it". It does not refer to marriage(s).
(2) is OK. "it" is a dummy "it". It does not refer to marriage(s).
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I see. Thank you very much for your reply!
I'll remember it as one form of a sentence in English.
I'll remember it as one form of a sentence in English.
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