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aysaa

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Hello,

-The fact that you will buy a new car doesn't concern me.
-It doesn't concern me the fact that you will buy a new car.

I know that sentence 1 is grammatically OK, but I would like to ask if the second one is grammatically OK or not.

Thanks.
 
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'The fact' is correct, but not absolutely essential in #1. It is wrong in #2. 'It' is 'the fact'.
 
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