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Originally Posted by navi tasan Thanks everybody.
I have managed to come up with three more of these confusing "it" sentences. What do you think of these?
A-It was by John that the method was invented.
B-It was John by whom the method was invented.
C-It was John the method was invented by. |
For both A & B:
1. John invented the method. (active voice)
2. John is the one who invented the method.
3. The method was invented by John.
4. It was John who invented the method.
IMO, sentence C is not an English sentence.
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