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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Usage of "It"

"It is my first time eating this food."

1) It is Friday
2) It is true that you are good.

Here "It" is an impersonal subject like "It" in the #1 or "It" is an empty subject like in the #2? Or the sentence is just not right and "It' should change to "This" like "This is my first time eating this food."

Or just all of them are not natural and the sentence must be like "This is my first time I have eaten this food" and then there is no reason to use "It" for the meaning?

What do you think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
  

Top answer

It's my first time eating this food. It's Friday It's true that you are good. This is my first time eating this food .

— Mister Micawber

  • It's my first time eating this food.
  • It's Friday It's true that you are good.
  • This is my first time eating this food .
  • Those are all fine.
  • The first 'it' is like the second 'it'.
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It's my first time eating this food.
It's Friday
It's true that you are good.
This is my first time eating this food.

Those are all fine. The first 'it' is like the second 'it'.
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All three sentences are okay. The first sentence is similar to 1): you have a linking verb connecting the subject "it" to a predicate noun that is equivalent to the subject. The predicate noun is "my first time" in the first sentence, and "Friday" in sentence 1). In sentence 2) you have a linking verb connecting the subject "it" to a predicate adjective, which modifies the subject.
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Mister MicawberThe first 'it' is like the second 'it'.
Thank you so much as usual so "It" in It's my first time eating this food. is the same as "It" in It's Friday and it is an impersonal subject in both sentences, right?

And then what is the difference between

It's my first time eating this food. and T
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Hans51it is an impersonal subject in both sentences, right?
If that is the term, yes.
Hans51And then what is the difference between It's my first time eating this food. and This is my first time eating this food.
Two ways to say the same thing if the food is imminent. 'This' marks proximity; 'it' does not.
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