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PamQueue Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Makes (It) Five People
Let's say I am with three other people. Then another person joins us. I could say:
"That makes five people."
"That makes it five people."
Separately, let's say a sports team just lost another game, after previously losing four games. I could say:
"That makes five losses in a row."
"That makes it five losses in a row."
What is the prevailing thinking on "it" here? How necessary is "it"?
"That makes five people."
"That makes it five people."
Separately, let's say a sports team just lost another game, after previously losing four games. I could say:
"That makes five losses in a row."
"That makes it five losses in a row."
What is the prevailing thinking on "it" here? How necessary is "it"?
Top answer
'It' is optional in all your sentences. Please yourself whether you use it or not. Rover
- 'It' is optional in all your sentences.
- Please yourself whether you use it or not.
- Rover
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'It' is optional in all your sentences.
Please yourself whether you use it or not.
Rover
Please yourself whether you use it or not.
Rover
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