Introductory "It"

Posted Sabtu, 26 Februari 2011 by NIKI NUR'AFNITA


A : To understand this lesson is easy.

B : It is easy to understand this lesson.

In this pattern, “It” has no meaning. It is used only to fill the subject position in the sentence. Well, it is called introductory “It”.

A and B mean the same thing, but sentence B is more common and useful than A. A was introduce mainly to make the meaning of C easier to understand.

Introductory “It” can fill the position both of the subject and object.
·         A word when usedin sentence, do not influence the sentences meaning because it’s meaning have.
·         Been contained by other sentence element. Introductory it earn also function as word change the.
·         It serve the purpose of subject and also object.
·         It Accommodating with the word it’s change.
·         As subject weather situation.

Example :
- Today is hot.
• It is hot today.
- Yesterday was cloudy.
• It was cloudy yesterday.
- Summer is of note of rainy.
• It is of note of rainy in summer.

Showing distance :
- How far is the station to your home.
- My house is far away from here.
- Is the mosque far from here.
- How far is it to your home.
- It is about 24 km.
- Is it far from here.
Assuring / explaining to infinitive (showing condition of)
- To do the test is not easy
* It is not easy to do the test.
- To study math is very interesting.
* It is very interesting to study math.
- To meet you again will be nice.
* It will be nice to meet you again.
• As object Assuring / explaining to infinitive (showing condition of )

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