“It'S” + Adjective + Infinitive And Gerund Violet, Reported Speech With Infinitive And Gerund Violet
The expression “It is + adj/noun to” emphasizes information by bringing it to the front of the clause.The subject of an infinitive clause is optionally expressed as Có thể bạn quan tâm
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MAIN CLAUSE | SUBORD | COMPLEMENT |
“IT” IS + ADJ | “FOR” PRN | INFINITIVE CLS |
It”s difficult |
for me |
to guess what will happen. |
It”s hard |
to know when a rat will get loose. |
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It”s impossible |
for us |
to do this project in 24 hours |
It”s important |
to take a break twice a day. |
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It”s possible |
for you |
to work on your own project. |
It”s exciting |
for us |
to be here. |
It”s likely |
for it |
to get cold in the laboratory. |
“IT IS” + NP | “FOR” PRN | INFINITIVE CLS |
It”s a good idea (noun) |
to put on your lab coat. |
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It”s a pleasure (noun) |
for us |
to have you here. |
It”s an honor (noun) |
for us |
to work in this lab. |
A similar meaning is expressed with a gerund clause followed by |
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SUBJECT | PREDICATE |
GERUND CLS | “BE” ADJ |
Guessing what will happen. |
is difficult. |
Knowing when a rat will get loose. |
is hard. |
Doing this project in 24 hours |
is impossible. |
Xem Thêm : Bài Tập Axit Sunfuric Violet, Bài Tập Trắc Nghiệm Axit Sunfuric Violet Taking a break twice a day. |
is important |
Working on your own project. |
is possible. |
Being here |
is exciting |
¹ Getting cold in the laboratory. |
is likely. Xem thêm: Captcha – Tử Vi Năm 2017 Tuổi Qúy Dậu 1993 Nam Mạng |
GERUND CLS | “BE” + NP |
Putting on your lab coat |
is a good idea. |
Having you here |
is a pleasure. |
Working in this lab |
is an honor. |
Past tense “It was + adj…”
¹ The clause cannot be restated with a gerund clause when “it” refers to climate or weather.
Also see It as Subject, It Clefts and It /There Pronouns
Word Categories: N – Noun; V – Verb; Aux – Auxiliary; Adj – Adjective; Adv – Adverb; P –Preposition; Det –Determiner.
Phrasal Categories: NP – Noun Phrase; VP – Verb Phrase; AdjP – Adjective Phrase; AdvP – Adverb Phrase; PP – Prepositional Phrase; DP – Determinative Phrase.
Clausal Categories: Cls – clause; F – finite clause; NF – nonfinite clause (Ger – gerund; Inf – infinitive; PPart – past participle).
Word Functions: Subj–subject; Pred – predicate/predicator; Comp – complement: elements required by an expression to complete its meaning (DO – direct object; IO – indirect object); Adjunct – adjunct: elements not required by an expression to complete its meaning (Subord – subordinator; Coord – coordinator); Supl – supplement: a clause or phrase added onto a clause that is not closely related to the central thought or structure of the main clause.
Related pages:
There in Subject Position — Milk is on the table. → There is milk on the table.
It as Subject Placeholder — That he is very funny is obvious. → It is obvious that he is very funny.
“It is” + Adj + Infin — Finding the answers is hard. → It is hard to find the answers.
“It seems” / “It occurs” / “It is likely” — It seems odd to me that he didn”t say anything.
“It takes” + Infinitive — To get ready takes ten minutes. → It takes ten minutes to get ready.
“Identifying “be”” — Rain is there. There is rain; Reciprocal Property (A + B = B + A)
It / This Reference— Gizmo developed a new app. It is amazing. Gizmo managed to develop a new app. This is amazing.
It Clefts (extraposition) — What he said was amazing. It was amazing what he said.
It is
Restating a that-clauses as an infinitive clause
It is adjective that… / It is adjective for you to…
It”s + adj can be followed by that + a clause with should or a subjunctive verb to express a wish, recommendation or suggestion.The subject is mentioned in the clause. |
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IT (BE) ADJ | THAT | SUBJUNCTIVE CLS |
It is important |
that |
Xem Thêm : Trọn Bộ Bài Tập Be Going To Và Present Continuous, Phân Biệt Present Progressive Và Be Going To yoube careful at all times. |
It is a good idea (noun!) |
that |
Jack close all cages at night. |
It is essential |
that |
itgo well. |
It”s not necessary |
that |
theywork until 3 a.m. |
It is rare |
that |
wewear lab coats. |
A similar meaning is expressed with It”s + adj followed by an infinitive clause. The subject (doer of the activity) in the infinitive clause can be included |
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IT (BE) ADJ | FOR PRN | INFINITIVE CLS |
It is important |
for you |
to be careful at all times. |
It is a good idea |
for Jack |
to close all cages at night. |
It is essential |
for it |
to go well. |
It”s not necessary |
for them |
work until 3 a.m. |
It is rare |
for us |
to wear lab coats. |
Infinitive Clause | Imperative Clauses(subjunctive) | “Order” + Obj + Infin
It”s kind of you to do that. The expression focuses on the speaker”s opinion of person (you) not the speaker”s opinion on how the activity positively or negatively affects the person (you). |
It is likely that you will come with us. Xem thêm: Trường Đại Học Luật Tp Hcm Tuyển Sinh 2019 Của Trường Đại Học Luật Tp It”s likely to rain today. Mostly used with weather, climate, temperature.See It /There Pronouns |
It was important that they fixed it then because it was a big problem for them. Adjust the time frame to the rest of the clause even though the person is stating opinion in the present. Nguồn: https://xettuyentrungcap.edu.vn |