[Grammar] It was difficult to walk down the streets yesterday.

[beachboy]

I've come up with the sentences below:


1- It was difficult to walk down the streets yesterday,

2- Walking down the streets yesterday was difficult.

3- Walking down the streets was difficult yesterday.

4- It's been difficult to walk down the streets recently.

5- Walking down the streets recently has been difficult.

6- Walking down the streets has been difficult recently.


IMO, sentence 5 is wrong and sentences 1, 4 and 6 are right. But I'm not sure about sentences 2 and 3. Both sound OK to me. Could you explain which of the 6 sentences are wrong and why they are wrong?

 

[GoesStation]

They're all okay.

 

[beachboy]

They're all okay.

What about these?

7 - It was difficult yesterday to walk down the streets.

8 - It's been difficult recently to walk down the streets.

Personally, I don't like either of them. But I'm coming to the conclusion that both are right. And I hope they are, or I'm afraid it won't be easy for me to understand.

 

[emsr2d2]

What about these?

7 - It was difficult, yesterday, to walk down the streets.

8 - It's been difficult, recently, to walk down the streets.

Personally, I don't like either of them but I'm coming to the conclusion that both are right. [STRIKE]And[/STRIKE] I hope they are, or I'm afraid it won't be easy for me to understand.

I don't like them either, even with my added commas.

 

[beachboy]

I've noticed that starting a sentence with a conjunction is highly avoidable. Now I have to learn when to use the commas.

 

[jutfrank]

7 and 8 are also possible, yes.

 

[GoesStation]

I've noticed that starting a sentence with a conjunction is highly avoidable. Now I have to learn when to use [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] commas.

Your first sentence means it's easy to avoid a sentence with a conjunction. I don't think that's what you mean.

 

[beachboy]

Your first sentence means it's easy to avoid a sentence with a conjunction. I don't think that's what you mean.

You're right, that's not what I meant. I don't know what word I should've used, but I meant it should be avoided.

 

[jutfrank]

inadvisable