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20 sie 2019

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"It's impossible for me to beat the game."

"It's true that he criticized the game."

Some adjectives use the sentence structure of "It's (adjective) for (noun/Pronoun) to do"
Other adjectives use "It's (adjective) that (noun/pronoun) do)"

What is the difference? What makes the difference?

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Kellyne
20 sie 2019

  • angielski (amerykański)

Most adjectives can take both “for” and “that.” The difference is that “for” is used with an object followed by an infinitive (me to beat) and “that” is used with a subject and a conjugated verb (he criticized). I think the reason “true” doesn’t work with an infinitive (and therefore with “for”) is because you need a whole statement to deem true or untrue. It doesn’t make sense if I say, “To run is true.” How would you interpret that sentence? How can running as a concept be true or untrue? But I can say “It is true that I run.” The statement “I run” can be true or false. The concept of running cannot be true or false. However, the concept of running can be (im)possible, enjoyable, difficult, ridiculous, etc: “To run is impossible. One must walk.” “To run is ridiculous. Better to bike.” “To run is enjoyable. More people should try it.” Etc.

To sum up, a verb on its own (as an infinitive) can be described in many ways, and if you can describe a verb with an adjective, then you can also use “for + object + infinitive” with that adjective. If you can’t describe the verb on its own with an adjective (like “true”), then you must describe a whole statement, which requires you to conjugate the verb, which requires you to use “that” instead of “for.” I hope that makes sense and doesn’t make things more confusing. Let me know if you’d like me to give more examples or try another way of explaining it.

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20 sie 2019

@Kellyne Thanks for your detailed explanation! That makes sense and it is what I wanted to know.

Kellyne
20 sie 2019

  • angielski (amerykański)

@ghhjknnbb I’m glad I could help!

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"It's impossible for me to beat the game." "It's true that he criticized the game." Some adjectives use the sentence structure of "It's (adjective) for (noun/Pronoun) to do" Other adjectives use "It's (adjective) that (noun/pronoun) do)" What is the difference? What makes the difference?
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