1922724, 8:51 AM. CT ata g ata ae) ‘Oxfocd- Aim High $ Students Book Pages 150 - Flip PDF Dowload! FipHTMLS Preparatory it as subject «ithe subject ofa cause annie, itdoes not usually appear at the Besaning of the clause. NOT To eat ol fsh is very heathy. * Instead, we use preparatory to begin the clause. The struct sit fom of be» adjective (or adjective + noun) ‘nave. Wie very healthy to eat oly fish Aa bow a rt pleat eyo as NOT To see you again has been a great pleasure, + Preparatory it can be used in complex sentences. Note that preparatory it doesnot aways come at the beginning ofa Sentence. | fk ening to id people vo det have ed fy rey 1 ou et a gpd Sn ct 3 get ry he ithe subject ofa clause is Rselfa claus, beginning with 2 pronoun such as tht, who, who or when we aso use Preparatory it The structure is it + form of be + adjective + clause, Wey that sue eet Tm before NOT That you've met Tom before is unlikely. {ise enti how wh the depended on everyone's apr 1 We do not use preparatory itwhen the subject ofa clause is ‘noun phrase. ‘Aa encting time sou aetated by all [NOT itwas anticipated by allan exciting time. “other verbs are possible, such as appear, become, eel, get, look, seem, sound, stay 102 Grammar Reference + Units naps ph. comvouniipavasic Preparatory it as object «+ Ifthe object ofa claus is an infinitive expression or clause, ‘we also use preparatory it. [NOT To work with him found dificult. The structure following the subject and verb is i+ adjective (or adjective + noun) + infinitive / clause. ound dz Ye wort ws ie, “he ication wil mate dear where youre appoed ogo. [NOT Where you're supposed to go the instructions will make deat. + We can't use a negative belore the adjective. We did thin erage to getup at 5 oo every Ay [NOT He thought it not strange to get up at 5 o'clock every day. ‘We can't use preparatory itifthe main verb isnot followed by an adjective or adjective + noun. ‘She Ines to sx eryone ang 2 gpd te [NOT She likes it to see everyone having a good time. wows52024,8:S1 AM ‘Oxfocd- Aim High $ Students Book Pages 150 - Flip PDF Dowload! FipHTMLS GRAMMAR BUILDER 5 1 choose the correct sentence in each pat. 1A see such a large crowd. — 8 to see such a large crowd. — 2A That you've seen the fl yt kel. — B it'sunlkely that you've seen the fim yet. — 3A Itwas expected that we'd havea great time, — 18 Itwas expected a great time. — 4A It seems odd how different he is fom last year, — Bt seems odd that different he Is fom last year. — 5 Tosee Sam and Cathy again was wonderful. — B twas wonderful to see Sam and Cathy again. 6 A twas vey fortunate to be somebody at home. — 1 twas very fortunate that somebody was at home, — 7 A itwas a huge relief that people laughed at my jokes. — {8 That people laughed at my jokes was a huge relit. — 18 A Itwaso't clear that when they were planning to visit — B it wasnt clear when they were planning to vist us. — 2 Putthe words in the corect order to make sentences beginning with preparatory 1 annoying / how /he / good / at /is / Ws / eveything / 2 come /clear/ had J why /it] wasn't /he 3 think / seven Tommy / ts / to / amazing / that /is/ only 4 win [wil /antkely team / 5 / our / that 5 Tantastic / getting / hear / they're / was /to /it/ that manied 6 saying /t0 / what /it/ always / understand /he isnt / easy [is 785 / done / ite / interesting / she / with /has J what /her rents /10/ your / know / everything / important / don’t / its /realize 3 Rewrite the sentences with preparatory itas subject the adjective in brackets. Make anyother changes that necessary. 11 Iwas astonished to hear from her after so long. (astonishing) 2 We were woried when you did't arrive. (worying) 3 We were pleased to hear that Meg and Anna had won, (reat) 4 don't think the situation wilimprove. (one 5 realy enjoy working with older people. (ewarding) naps ph. comvouniipavasic {6 She talked about herself non-stop, whieh iltated me. Gritating) 1 Nobody likes being picked last for school teams. (homible) {8 | was surprised how much Poul had changed. (surprising) ‘Add preparatory tas object to each sentence, 41 My grandparents won't come because they find thing to stand for so long. 2 | don't know anyone who considers normal to eat lunch at We didn't make clear that we'd only be there for the frst halfan hout ‘4 You shouldn't find hard todo this pute. 55 find odd that our aunt and uncle never vist us. ‘6 We consider unikly that they'l tll us the ful story. 7 They arent hing a car because they dont think necessary. {8 De you find dificult to see in the dark? ‘Complete the sentences with an expression from the box. 1 They found todd looking so grown up. 2 She thought itamazing that ny driving test. 53 The shoes | was wearing madi walk. ‘4 Don’t you find it annoying how much we —__? 5 I considerit many people are kinder to their pets than to other people. (6 We don't thinkit unusual to meals a day. 6 write sentences with preparatory itas object. Use the words in brackets to begin the sentence, and make other changes as necessary. 1 twas dificult to hear what he was saying. (we / found) 2s strange that she has so few fiends. @/ think) 13 twas hard fo concentrate (my headache / made) ‘4 Ttwas clear that he didnt want to come with us. (Peter made) '5 ls not unusual t be nervous about an exam. (People / don't find) ‘6 Weilbe important to economize this year. (My parents / consider) 7 Its been amazing to see how much Jo's improved. Jo's teacher /has found) 18 Itwasn't too dificult to stay awake all night. (None of us / thougho) Grammar Buller + Units 103 owns