{"id":38389,"date":"2019-11-01T19:30:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T19:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/?p=38389"},"modified":"2019-11-01T19:30:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T19:30:13","slug":"english-using-it-as-a-subject","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/english-using-it-as-a-subject\/","title":{"rendered":"English: using “it” as a subject"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tutoring English, common constructions can cause review. The tutor mentions using “it” as a subject.<\/h2>\n

\nScenario 1<\/u>\nSpeaker A: What’s the weather?\nSpeaker B: It’s raining.\n<\/p>\n

\nScenario 2<\/u>\nSpeaker A: How can you tell someone is lying?\nSpeaker B: It’s easy to tell.\n<\/p>\n

\nIn Scenario 1 above, “It” may refer to the weather itself: The weather is raining. Yet, you seldom hear The weather is raining.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\nIn Scenario 2, “It” may refer to the fact that someone is lying: The fact that someone is lying is easy to tell.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\nSuch use of “it” can be referred to as a “dummy” subject: the subject itself isn’t thought of, yet the sentence’s meaning is clear.\n<\/p>\n

\nSource:<\/p>

learnenglish.britishcouncil.org<\/a><\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tutoring English, common constructions can cause review. The tutor mentions using “it” as a subject. Scenario 1 Speaker A: What’s the weather? Speaker B: It’s raining. Scenario 2 Speaker A: How can you tell someone is lying? Speaker B: It’s …<\/p>\n

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