navi tasan
Key Member
- Joined
- Nov 19, 2002
- Member Type
- Academic
- Native Language
- Persian
- Home Country
- Iran
- Current Location
- United States
Which are correct:
1-The old man, he was sleeping.
2-The money, it was on the table.
3-Money, it was everywhere.
4-Money, it was hard to find.
5-Books, they were scattered on the floor.
"1" and "2" seem fine to me but I have doubts about "3", "4" and "5".
I think "4" might be interpreted as "It was hard to find money." I mean the "it" might be interpreted to be a "prop it" and not a pronoun replacing "money".
Consider:
6-John, I saw.
7-John, it was easy to see.
1-The old man, he was sleeping.
2-The money, it was on the table.
3-Money, it was everywhere.
4-Money, it was hard to find.
5-Books, they were scattered on the floor.
"1" and "2" seem fine to me but I have doubts about "3", "4" and "5".
I think "4" might be interpreted as "It was hard to find money." I mean the "it" might be interpreted to be a "prop it" and not a pronoun replacing "money".
Consider:
6-John, I saw.
7-John, it was easy to see.
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