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KatiMorton Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
use "it" as a subject in a clause
Which is correct?
1) I think it inappropriate to put your fingers in your pants.
2) I think it is inappropriate to put your fingers in your pants.
Or either of them is OK? They're both correct?
What about this? Which is correct?
1) I think it inappropriate that you put your fingers in your pants.
2) I think it is inappropriate that you put your fingers in your pants.
Are both of them correct?
What about this pair?
1) I think it a perfect chance to put my fingers in her pants.
1) I think it is a perfect chance to put my fingers in her pants.
Are both of them correct?
1) I think it inappropriate to put your fingers in your pants.
2) I think it is inappropriate to put your fingers in your pants.
Or either of them is OK? They're both correct?
What about this? Which is correct?
1) I think it inappropriate that you put your fingers in your pants.
2) I think it is inappropriate that you put your fingers in your pants.
Are both of them correct?
What about this pair?
1) I think it a perfect chance to put my fingers in her pants.
1) I think it is a perfect chance to put my fingers in her pants.
Are both of them correct?
Top answer
All these are possible, though the putting of fingers in pants part is a bit odd. The last pair sound rude. The versions without "is" feel more formal.
- All these are possible, though the putting of fingers in pants part is a bit odd.
- The last pair sound rude.
- The versions without "is" feel more formal.
- I interpret "your" in the first two as meaning "one's", which is informal, and therefore arguably slightly in conflict with this.
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All these are possible, though the putting of fingers in pants part is a bit odd. The last pair sound rude.
The versions without "is" feel more formal. I interpret "your" in the first two as meaning "one's", which is informal, and therefore arguably slightly in conflict with this.
The versions without "is" feel more formal. I interpret "your" in the first two as meaning "one's", which is informal, and therefore arguably slightly in conflict with this.
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GPYAll these possible, though the putting of fingers in pants part is a bit odd. The last pair sound rude.The versions without "is" feel more formal. I interpret "your" in the first two as meaning "one's", which is informal, and therefore arguably slightly in conflict with this.I wrote this sentence:
I thought it a perfect opportunity for me t
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KatiMortonI thought the structure "I thought it a perfect opportunity to..." was correct,You are right, it is correct.
KatiMorton I'm not sure if "bliss" can be used as a noun."bliss" is a noun, but it is uncountable so "a bliss" is not correct.
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GPYYou are right, it is correct.But why did he correct me saying I should use "I thought it'd be a..." "I thought it was a..." instead of "I thought it a..."
Maybe this is a structure that you consider grammatically correct but is not accepted in Canadian English(or AmE)?
Can someone from the USA or Canada please make a comment on my original post?
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KatiMortonMaybe this is a structure that you consider grammatically correct but is not accepted in Canadian English(or AmE)?I would be surprised if it is not also correct in North American English. But let's wait and see what the North American members say.
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