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Bookmark or Share- grammar - why we need dummy subjects and it's usage? - English Language ...Then why we need dummy subjects and its usage? A book is there ~ There is a book. If we point out that thing (here "the book") and tell that " There is a book", here "there" is not used as dummy subject but it is an adverb. The normal word order in positive sentence is “A book is there” (subject-verb-other components) but here “adverb ...
- "There is some" or "There are some"- which is correct?By the time the real subject comes along, plural or not, the listener will've forgotten how the sentence started. Since it didn't start with anything meaningful except the dummy existential. Incidentally, there is always gets contracted to there's in speech. Not contracting is unusual and draws attention. –
- "Did have" versus "had" - English Language Learners Stack ExchangeIn the emphatic sentences we see the dummy auxiliary DO being used so that it can take stress. The original Poster's example. I don't want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help. That last clause is an emphatic version of: but she had a lot of help. DO is being used as a dummy auxiliary here. Hope this is helpful!
- What is the meaning of using inanimate subjects?0. Politeness, which relates to speech that is considered professional or formal. Calling out someone directly outside of a familar/family setting is impolite. Therefore: sentences with subjects that aren't a person are more polite. "Formal speech" is another way of saying "very polite speech." You is sometimes used in a way to mean "anyone ...
- It's - English Language Learners Stack ExchangeThe infinitive is the subject. To take a break twice a day is the subject of the sentence. Important is an adjective that modifies it, as a subject complement. You are correct: an infinitive, like to take, is a noun—a verbal noun. Just like a verb, it can have direct and indirect objects, and it can have adverbs, and it can even have its own ...
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