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Grammar explanation

The word ’it’ is often used in sentences in


the subject position, when there is no other
obvious subject. ’It’ is a dummy (=not real)
subject, because it doesn’t add to the
Crash test dummy n.
meaning of the sentence. Its only role is to
A full-scale doll that
fill the position of the subject, because in no
looks like a human, used
in labs to test the impact of English sentence can that position be
car crashes on humans. empty.

It’s raining/snowing.
Who’s speaking? --It’s me.
It’s frosty/windy.
(Formal: It is I.)
It’s dark in here.
It’s me who has eaten all your pie.
It’s hot/quiet in this room.

A: How far is it to New York?


B: It’s 300 kilometres. It was IN ROME that we first met.
How long does it take you to get It was YESTERDAY that he bought a car.
there?
It was HIM who got arrested.
It will take a bit of time.
It was HER who stood up last.
What time is it? –It’s six pm.
What’s the date today? –It’s March 3.
It’s time to get up.
It’s about time to get up.
It’s high time to get up. It’s odd that he never comes without his
girlfriend. (That he never comes … is odd.)
It’s 7 years since I saw him.
It’s far too difficult to explain the relativity
(=I haven’t seen him for 7 years.) theory.
It’s too hard for me to hammer this nail.
It was nice of you to come to my party.

It makes a great difference that we got this


donation. (e.g. What a difference this tea makes!)
It’s not worth selling this old piece of furniture. It’s believed that he is a terrorist.
It’s no use complaining. It was said that the government would freeze salaries.
It depends/It depends on the weather. It’s not known how many people died in the earthquake.
Would it work for you to meet at 5 pm today?
It doesn’t matter what you say.

I’d appreciate it if you could explain it to me.


I find it strange that he left without saying goodbye to us.
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