College Composition / Unit 11 CMP 0258 short lesson, about 20 seconds
There Is and It Is
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The idea
Sentences that open with there is, there are or it is often bury the real subject and verb.
In practice
"There are many students who work" becomes "Many students work"; "It is challenging to revise" becomes "Revising is challenging."
Where people slip
These openings are useful occasionally, for emphasis or a change of direction; the problem is relying on them.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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