THE USE OF PREPARATORY SUBJECTS, the preparatory subject is the most common subject which is used in most of the sentences.
What is the meaning of a preparatory subject?
As far as your question is concerned, a preparatory subject means a subject that comes later in the sentence.
What is a preparatory subject in English?
The pronoun 'it' is the only preparatory subject that comes later in a sentence.
Use of preparatory subject 'it'.
- To talk about the weather,
- To express time,
- To talk about a period,
These formats are used to use a preparatory subject,
It + verb of to be + Noun.
Preparatory subject exercises,
Ex; it is Monday today.
Ex; it is the same boy that helped me a lot.
Ex; it is just a question nothing else.
Ex; it is 8 clock now.
It + verb of to be + adjective/noun.
Ex; it is a beautiful day today.
Ex; it is a useful thing.
Ex; it is a bright and sunny day.
It + verb of to be + adjective + to + infinitive,
Ex; it is easy to understand the concept of the English language.
Ex; it is a surprise to see him here.
Ex; it is difficult to solve your problem.
Note, 'It' constantly use with be to emphasize that we are talking about one particular person, thing, or place.
The sentence should we formed the given formats,
It + verb of to be + the subjective case of the pronoun + who/which/that comes and then the rest of the clause.
Ex; It was the same boy that helped me a lot.
Ex; it is I who am going to a presentation in the evening.
Ex; it is he who misguided us.
Generally, students use the objective case that should be avoided to using.
Preparatory subject especially is used for 'Neuter gender'
These objects are known as a Neuter gender,
Nonliving things, animals, birds, insects, and infants.
Ex; Cow is a social animal, it gives us milk.
Ex The company is in debt, it is unable to pay its employee's salaries on time.
Ex; The dog is a loyal animal and it is always loyal to its master.
'It' which is known as a preparatory subject, the preparatory subject generally comes later in a sentence.
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