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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The structure of the sentence?

It takes the earth a little more than 365 days to travel around the sun.
I think the structure of the above-mentioned sentence like this:
It = Preparatory 'it'
takes = Verb
the earth = Indirect Object
a little more than 365 days = Direct Object
to travel around the sun = Subject

Is it correct? Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

Anonymous Is it correct? "It" is the subject, and there is only one subject.

— AlpheccaStars

  • Anonymous Is it correct?
  • "It" is the subject, and there is only one subject.
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AnonymousIs it correct?
"It" is the subject, and there is only one subject.
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Thanks, AlpheccaStars.
If "it" is the subject, what does "it" refer to?
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What is the grammatical function of 'to travel around the sun'?
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AnonymousIf "it" is the subject, what does "it" refer to?
It takes the earth a little more than 365 days to travel around the sun. (Original sentence)

Here is the sentence rephrased without the "it"
The earth takes a little more than 365 days to travel around the sun.

The non-finite clause "to travel around the sun" is the complement of
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I want to rewrite the sentence like this:
To travel around the sun takes the earth a little more than 365 days.
Is it correct? Thanks again.
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It is grammatical, but awkward.
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