Homework & Question
학생이 쓴 원문
My birthstone is peridot! It means harmony with friends, husband and wife. And it also means wisdom, success and protection from evil spirit.
1.In what situations is an impersonal subject ‘it’ used?
2. Is it okay to use preposition in front of interrogative like the above question?
강사 첨삭
Hi, Hana! Thank you for the wonderful questions. By the way, we have the same birthstone! It was surprising to know that! See you in the class.
--Teacher Anji
My birthstone is peridot!
>> CORRECT
It means harmony with friends, husband, and wife.
>> CORRECT
And it also means wisdom, success, and protection from evil spirit.
>> And it also means wisdom, success, and protection from evil spirits.
or >> And it also means wisdom, success, and protection from an evil spirit.
1.In what situations is an impersonal subject ‘it’ used?
>> \"It\" is used to non-human subjects, situations or abstract concepts.
examples: It is a cat. (animal) , It is raining.(weather), It is difficult.(situation),
2. Is it okay to use preposition in front of interrogative like the above question?
>> Is is acceptable to use prepositions in front of intterogatives but it is considered informal, but it is more widely used because it sounds more natural.
example: informal: Where are you from?
formal: From where are you?
>> CORRECT
It means harmony with friends, husband, and wife.
>> CORRECT
And it also means wisdom, success, and protection from evil spirit.
>> And it also means wisdom, success, and protection from evil spirits.
or >> And it also means wisdom, success, and protection from an evil spirit.
1.In what situations is an impersonal subject ‘it’ used?
>> \"It\" is used to non-human subjects, situations or abstract concepts.
examples: It is a cat. (animal) , It is raining.(weather), It is difficult.(situation),
2. Is it okay to use preposition in front of interrogative like the above question?
>> Is is acceptable to use prepositions in front of intterogatives but it is considered informal, but it is more widely used because it sounds more natural.
example: informal: Where are you from?
formal: From where are you?
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