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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Quite and peaceful

Can I say,


(a) Last Friday, it was a quiet and peaceful night.

(b) Last Friday was a quiet and peaceful night.

  

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(a) Last Friday, it was a quiet and peaceful night. -- Would pass in everyday conversation, but not a great sentence IMO. By itself, "It was a quiet and peaceful night" is OK, but adding "Last Friday" makes the grammatical role of the word "it" unclear.

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  • (a) Last Friday, it was a quiet and peaceful night.
  • -- Would pass in everyday conversation, but not a great sentence IMO.
  • By itself, "It was a quiet and peaceful night" is OK, but adding "Last Friday" makes the grammatical role of the word "it" unclear.
  • (b) Last Friday was a quiet and peaceful night.
  • -- No.
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(a) Last Friday, it was a quiet and peaceful night. -- Would pass in everyday conversation, but not a great sentence IMO. By itself, "It was a quiet and peaceful night" is OK, but adding "Last Friday" makes the grammatical role of the word "it" unclear.

(b) Last Friday was a quiet and peaceful night. -- No. Friday is a whole day, not just a night.

You could say: "Last Friday nig
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