The use of "it" in my sentences

[Rachel Adams]

Should I add "it" to both sentences before "was"?

1. "Yesterday was a public holiday."

2. "Yesterday was my birthday."

 

[Rover_KE]

No.

 

[Rachel Adams]

No.

Do you mean it's optional, or is it wrong?

 

[Yankee]

Do you mean it's optional, or is it wrong?

Should you? No. Could you? Yes, but a poor option. A better option: "It was my birthday yesterday".

 

[GoesStation]

Do you mean it's optional, or is it wrong?

It's wrong. The subject is "yesterday". There's no need for a subject pronoun.

 

[Rachel Adams]

It's wrong. The subject is "yesterday". There's no need for a subject pronoun.

Is it required in this sentence?
"My birthday was last Wednesday."

 

[Rover_KE]

No.

 

[Rachel Adams]

No.

But if I change my sentence and say "It was my birthday last Wednesday/weekend" would it be correct? Can I only start my sentence with "it"?

 

[GoesStation]

But if I change my sentence and say "It was my birthday last Wednesday/weekend" would it be correct? Can I only start my sentence with "it"?

If you want to start with a pronoun, yes.

 

[emsr2d2]

Here are the main possible versions:

It was my birthday yesterday.
Yesterday was my birthday.
Yesterday, it was my birthday.

Note the comma in the third version.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Here are the main possible versions:

It was my birthday yesterday.
Yesterday was my birthday.
Yesterday, it was my birthday.

Note the comma in the third version.

Is it the same with weekdays, dates, etc?

1. "Today is Friday."

2. "It's Friday today."

3. "Today, it's Friday."

4. "It's Friday."

5. "Today is 28 May."

6. "Today, it's 28 May."

7. "It's 28 May."

8. "It's 28 May today."

 

[GoesStation]

Is it the same with weekdays, dates, etc?

1. "Today is Friday."

2. "It's Friday today."

3. "Today, it's Friday."

4. "It's Friday."

5. "Today is 28 May."

6. "Today, it's 28 May."

7. "It's 28 May."

8. "It's 28 May today."

Number six doesn't work for me, even if I mentally replace "28 May" with the American "May 28th".

The rest are fine.