The final collection of English grammar notes-21it Usage Summary

Summary of IT usage

It in English meaning more, use a broader, now summarized as follows.

The real subject of it as a sentence

1. It refers to people or things that have been mentioned before, and sometimes refers to the person or thing that is in the mind or becomes a problem, the real subject.

For example:

What's this? -it is a sheep? What is it?? This is a sheep.

Who is it? -it ' s Me (I). Who?? It's me.

It ' s the wind shaking the window. It was the wind that blew the window.

2. It means time, season. Usually used in the subject of an unmanned verb.

For example:

What is it? -it ' s nine. What time is it?? It's nine o'clock.

It ' s time for the meeting. Let ' s go. It's time for the meeting, let's go.

What's Today? -it ' s Saturday. What day is today?? Today Saturday.

What ' s the date today? -it is October 1St.

What's the date today?? Today is October 1.

What season is it? -it is summer. What season is it now?? It's summer.

3. It refers to the climate. Generally as the subject of a non-person verb.

For example:

Is it cold in this? -no, it isn ' t. Is it cold in the house?? Not cold.

What's the weather like today? -it is fine.

How the weather like today?? It's sunny.

It often rains in summer and it often snows in winter

The city often rains in summer and it often snows in winter.

4. It refers to distances, situations, and so on. Generally used as the subject of a non-person verb.

For example:

It is five kilometers from my home to the school.

It's five kilometres from my home to the school.

It's very near from this factory to the one.

It's very close to the factory from this factory.

It is a long-to-the-sea. It's far from the sea.

Is it the well and you? Are you in good health?

Second, it as a form subject

Verb infinitive, moving noun phrases, clauses in the sentence in the role of the subject, and this part with more words, you can use it as the form of the subject, put in the first sentence to represent the fact that the actual, real subject, and put the real subject behind.

1. It + predicate + verb infinitive. It is a formal subject, and the verb infinitive is the true subject.

For example:

It's difficult to climb a mountain. It's hard to climb a mountain.

It ' s a good habit to do morning exercises. It's a good habit to do morning exercises.

It's important to does proper memory work in the study of a foreign language. It is important to do some exercises that are useful for remembering when learning a foreign language.

It's right-to-do. This is the right thing to do.

2. it+ predicate + verb noun phrase. It makes the formal subject, and the noun phrase is the real subject.

For example:

It is the dangerous playing with the fire. It is dangerous to play with fire.

It is no use learning without thinking. To learn without thinking is to be ignored.

It ' s useless arguing with a silly boy. It's no use arguing with stupid kids.

3. It + predicate + noun clause. It is a formal subject, and a noun clause guided by that is the true subject.

For example:

It is a pity so you didn ' t see such a good film.

It's a pity that you didn't see such a good film.

It's certain that we shall succeed. We are sure to succeed.

It's strange that nobody knows where he lives.

It's strange that no one knows where he lives.

(It is Strange ... The subjunctive tone is available later.

For example: It is strange that he should has made such a mistake.

It's strange that he should have made such a mistake.

It's strange that nobody should know where he lives.

It's strange that no one knows where he lives. ）

It's said that the plane would take off at ten tomorrow morning.

The plane is said to take off 10 o'clock in the morning tomorrow.

Third, it as a form of object

It takes the form of an object, representing the real object that is said afterwards. The real object is a noun clause or an indefinite phrase that is guided by that. For example:

I consider it wrong that Chinese students learn 中文版 without comparing it with your own language.

I think it is wrong for you Chinese students to learn English and not compare with your own language.

I find it difficult to learn a foreign language.

I find it not so difficult to learn a foreign language.

I remember I made it clear to your that I am not coming.

I remember to make it clear to you that I am not coming.

They want to make it clear to the public that they is doing an important and necessary job.

They want to show the public that they are doing an important and necessary job.

Iv. It is used to emphasize structure

In the structure of emphasis, it can be used as an antecedent pronoun, the sentence pattern of this structure is as follows: it +is/was + stressed part +that + other parts. If the emphasis is on people, use who, whom instead of that.

For example:

Professor Wang teaches us 中文版 every Monday afternoon.

Professor Wang teaches US English every Monday afternoon.

Emphasis Subject: It is Professor Wang who teaches us 中文版 every Monday afternoon.

Emphasize indirect object: It is us whom Prof Wang teaches Chinese every Monday afternoon.

Emphasis on direct object: It is 中文版 that Prof Wang teaches us every Monday afternoon.

Emphasis adverbial: It is every Monday afternoon that Prof. Wang teaches us 中文版.

It was here, I first met him. This is the place where I first met him.

(emphasis adverbial)

It is the people realy powerful.

Translation Exercises

1) It's time for class, quick.

It is the time for class. Hurry up.

2) Is it far from here to your school?? Not far, about a kilometer.

Is it far from this to your school?? No, it isn ' t. It ' s about a kilometer.

3) It's very near from my home to the Summer Palace.

It's very near from my home to the Summer Palace.

4) It is raining (day).

It ' s raining now.

5) The electric light was invented by Edison.

It was an Edison invented the electric light.

6) I think it is very important to learn a foreign language.

I think it important to learn a foreign language.

7) He usually reads English two times a day.

He made it a rule to read 中文版 twice a day.

8) It takes about one hours to take a bus from my home to Tiananmen Square.

It takes about a hour to go from my home to the Tian ' Anmen Square by bus.

The final collection of English grammar notes-21it Usage Summary