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[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

Which sentence is correct? These are my sentences.

''Today it's Wednesday.''

''Today is Wednesday.''

 

[Raymott]

The second is correct. Without "Today", you'd say "It's Wednesday".

 

[Rachel Adams]

The second is correct. Without "Today", you'd say "It's Wednesday".

So ''Today'' and ''Wednesday'' shoudn't be used together. Even if I wrote ''It's Wednesday today''?

 

[Rachel Adams]

That's possible.

If I used an adjective instead it would be also wrong. Am I right?

''It's warm today.'' Correct.

''Today it's warm.'' Wrong.

 

[jutfrank]

So ''Today'' and ''Wednesday'' shoudn't be used together. Even if I wrote ''It's Wednesday today''?

No, that's not the right conclusion to make. What Raymott is saying is that you can't say Today it's.

 

[Yankee]

If I used an adjective instead it would be also wrong. Am I right?

(1) ''It's warm today.'' Correct.

(2) ''Today it's warm.'' Wrong.

Well, as usual, context and what you want to express rules. If you are simply making a casual, random remark about the weather, 1. is correct. But 2. is grammatically OK if, for example, you were comparing difference between today and tomorrow as, "Today it's warm, but tomorrow it's going to be cold."

 

[jutfrank]

OK if, for example, you were comparing difference between today and tomorrow as, "Today it's warm, but tomorrow it's going to be cold."

Right.

But you should note, Rachel, that there ought to be a comma after Today to show the structure (the 'fronting' of Today).

 

[Rachel Adams]

Right.

But you should note, Rachel, that there ought to be a comma after Today to show the structure (the 'fronting' of Today).

Is my second sentence wrong (''Today it's Wednesday'') because ''today'' is used as an adverb and you don't start a sentence with an adverb? Or ''today'' isn't an adverb in my sentence.

 

[Raymott]

In "Today is Wednesday", "today" is a noun.
Compare: "That person (noun) is Rachel". We wouldn't say "That person it's Rachel".

[FONT=&quot]"Today is also a noun.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Today is Friday, September 14th. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The Prime Minister remains the main story in today's newspapers"
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/today

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[Rachel Adams]

In "Today is Wednesday", "today" is a noun.
Compare: "That person (noun) is Rachel". We wouldn't say "That person it's Rachel".

"Today is also a noun.
Today is Friday, September 14th.
The Prime Minister remains the main story in today's newspapers"
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/today

I see thank you. Your example is very helpful. But would it be possible to compare ''It's Wednesday today'' with a similar example as yours?

 

[jutfrank]

When today is an adverb, it can go at the beginning (with a comma) or at the end:

Today, it's Wednesday.
It's Wednesday today.

In both of these sentences, the subject is it.

You can also use today as the subject, instead of it:

Today is Wednesday.

In this case, Today is a noun.

 

[Rachel Adams]

When today is an adverb, it can go at the beginning (with a comma) or at the end:

Today, it's Wednesday.
It's Wednesday today.

In both of these sentences, the subject is it.

You can also use today as the subject, instead of it:

Today is Wednesday.

In this case, Today is a noun.

Then my original sentence wasn't wrong but it lacked a comma. (''Today it's Wednesday'').

 

[jutfrank]

Yes, it wasn't ungrammatical (apart from the missing comma) but that doesn't mean that it couldn't be wrong. It all depends how you want to use it.

 

[GoesStation]

Then my original sentence wasn't wrong but it lacked a comma. (''Today it's Wednesday'').

Well, it was wrong because of the missing comma.