"It's" with a plural noun

[Rachel Adams]

Can I use "it's with a plural noun?

"We have many disasters in our country. In the summer, it's fires and in the autumn it's floods."

 

[Rachel Adams]

Are those your own sentences, Rachel?

Yes, they are. I wanted to add if "Sometimes there are hurricanes" without adding "in Georgia" would be correct.

 

[emsr2d2]

I wanted to add if "Sometimes there are hurricanes" without adding "in Georgia" would be correct.

This part is not grammatical. Try to construct the sentence again, starting with "I wanted to add ...".

 

[Rachel Adams]

This part is not grammatical. Try to construct the sentence again, starting with "I wanted to add ...".

I wanted to add that "Sometimes there are hurricanes" without "in Georgia" but I wasn't sure if it would be correct.

Is "it's" with a plural noun correct?

 

[Tdol]

The in the autumn it's floods part doesn't trouble me at all. I'd use it.

 

[Rachel Adams]

The in the autumn it's floods part doesn't trouble me at all. I'd use it.

But is the construction itself with "it's" and a plural noun common?

 

[GoesStation]

But is the construction itself with "it's" and a plural noun common?

Yes. For example, It's questions like this that bother me. (Not really!)

"It" is a dummy pronoun here. It refers to "the thing I'm about to mention", not to "questions".

 

[Rachel Adams]

Yes. For example, It's questions like this that bother me. (Not really!)

"It" is a dummy pronoun here. It refers to "the thing I'm about to mention", not to "questions".

So there is nothing wrong with using it and it is not informal either.

 

[emsr2d2]

So there is nothing wrong with using it and it is not informal either.

Are you asking us or telling us? If you're asking us to confirm that, you need to include a question. If you're telling us, the post has no real point.

 

[teechar]

There's nothing more to confirm. Two solid answers (by Tdol and GoesStation) along with all the likes is sufficient confirmation.