it is impossible to ignore

navi tasan

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Are these sentences correct?

1) He is a man who it is impossible to ignore.
2) He is a man that it is impossible to ignore.

3) This is a city which it is impossible for me to live in.
4) This is a city that it is impossible for me to live in.
 

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Are these sentences correct?

1) He is a man who it is impossible to ignore. ✅
2) He is a man that it is impossible to ignore. ❌

3) This is a city which it is impossible for me to live in. ❌
4) This is a city that it is impossible for me to live in. ✅
1) would be more natural without "it". I'm not really sure why you need "a man who" either. You've used "He" so you're clearly talking about a male. I'd just say "He's impossible to ignore". The same goes for 4. I'd say "This city is impossible for me to live in".
 

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He's impossible to ignore.
It's impossible to ignore him.


These are synonymous but structurally different.

He's a man who's impossible to ignore.

This is also grammatical, and has basically the same meaning, but with a slightly different effect.
 
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