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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
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Why is that

1. "I don't enjoy B-movies.
Why is that ?"
2. "Why is it that you don't enjoy B-movies."
In the second sentence we write "it" before that , but why don't we use "it" in the first sentence ?
  

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Debpriya De In the second sentence we write "it" before that , but why don't we use "it" in the first sentence ? Because the first sentence does not have a clause with its required introductory relative pronoun ( that ). Answer to 1st question: Because they are boring.

  • Debpriya De In the second sentence we write "it" before that , but why don't we use "it" in the first sentence ?
  • Because the first sentence does not have a clause with its required introductory relative pronoun ( that ).
  • Answer to 1st question: Because they are boring.
  • That's why.
  • Answer to 2nd question: It is because they are boring.
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Debpriya DeIn the second sentence we write "it" before that , but why don't we use "it" in the first sentence ?
Because the first sentence does not have a clause with its required introductory relative pronoun (that).

Answer to 1st question:
Because they are boring. That's why.

Answer to 2nd question:
It is because they are

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