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How to use 'It' as a dummy Pronoun in English Grammar

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The Use of Pronouns 'It' and 'There' as dummy subjects help the speaker to start the sentences.   ' It' is a dummy pronoun (or dummy subject) when the speaker wants to talk about the sight, time, date, talk, or  any object. These dummy pronouns as the subjects of a sentence give clarity to the words. It develops a scene or an event to be created in a picture. So the reader or the listener is able to understand the speaker's thoughts.  Examples: It was really shocking news for me. Vs  The really shocking news was there for me. It was a dark and stormy night. vs.  A dark and stormy night was there. It was an award that he deserved. vs He earned the award. It is a far, far better thing than I have ever done. vs.  I have never done a thing that was far, far better. It is extremely impossible for me to do that. vs. Doing that was impossible for me. In another word, “It” and “There” (Dummy Subjects)  are "starters" of your sentences. A sentence must ha...

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