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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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There/it

It's always a risk starting up a new business.

Is it all right for me to start the sentence with "it"?

shouldn't it be "there"?
  

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Hi, Anonymous It's always a risk starting up a new business. Is it all right for me to start the sentence with "it"? shouldn't it be "there"?

  • Hi, Anonymous It's always a risk starting up a new business.
  • Is it all right for me to start the sentence with "it"?
  • shouldn't it be "there"?
  • I have these thoughts in my head with the respective questiont: It's always risky to start a new business.
  • Starting a new business is always risky.
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Hi,
AnonymousIt's always a risk starting up a new business.
Is it all right for me to start the sentence with "it"?
shouldn't it be "there"?
I have these thoughts in my head with the respective questiont:
It's always risky to start a new business.
Starting a new business is always risky.
There are always risks in starting a new business. -I
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AnonymousIs it all right for me to start the sentence with "it"?
Yes. That's "dummy it". The base sentence is

Starting up a new business is always a risk.

You put "dummy it" in place of the subject starting up a new business and move the subject to the end.
Anonymousshouldn't

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