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Rami1511 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
why is it incorrect ?
Hello Teachers
When I was studying my Vocabulary book ( English Vocabulary in Use, Cambridge university press, intermediate level ) I found this: ( you have to say 'You're not allowed to smoke in that room. NOT it is not allowed to smoke in that room ) I widely hear this. I don't know why it is incorrect. can you explain please ?
When I was studying my Vocabulary book ( English Vocabulary in Use, Cambridge university press, intermediate level ) I found this: ( you have to say 'You're not allowed to smoke in that room. NOT it is not allowed to smoke in that room ) I widely hear this. I don't know why it is incorrect. can you explain please ?
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"It is not allowed to smoke in that room" would mean that some entity referred to as "it" is not allowed to smoke. It is a strange thing to say because the only entities that smoke are people, and people are not normally referred to as "it".
- "It is not allowed to smoke in that room" would mean that some entity referred to as "it" is not allowed to smoke.
- It is a strange thing to say because the only entities that smoke are people, and people are not normally referred to as "it".
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"It is not allowed to smoke in that room" would mean that some entity referred to as "it" is not allowed to smoke. It is a strange thing to say because the only entities that smoke are people, and people are not normally referred to as "it".
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