pleonastic? 1. the “pleonastic it” (the double subject) double what?
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Pleonasti
c?
1. The “pleonastic IT” (the double
subject)Doubl
e what?
CASE
“A”
1.1. Es necesario el acuerdo del Presidente
1.1. Es necesario el acuerdo del Presidente
IT is necessary the President’s agreement
1.1. Es necesario el acuerdo del Presidente
IT is necessary the President’s agreement
Es importante la decisión del Consejo tomada la semana pasada en la nueva sede de la Empresa recien construida en un barrio periférico de Londres.
It is important the decision of the Board of Directors taken last week in the new headquarters of the Company recently built in the outskirts of London
It is important the decision of the Board of Directors taken last week in the new headquarters of the Company recently built in the outskirts of London
The decision of the Board of Directors taken last week in the new headquarters of the Company recently built in the outskirts of London
is important
When is a double subject
correct and possible?
I’ve no idea
It is important ...........
to agree on the decision of the Board
that we SHOULD agree on the decision
WHERE/WHEN the meeting is to be held
WHO will chair the meeting
WHAT will be discussed
HOW/WHY/WHICH/ etc.
ALL THESE CASES ARE CORRECT (and common)
It is important the decision of the Board of Directors taken last week in the new headquarters of the Company recently built in the outskirts of London
It is important the decision of the Board of Directors taken last week in the new headquarters of the Company recently built in the outskirts of London
to take into account/ ...that we should take into account
CASE “B”
2. Llegó ayer el documento que
tanto tiempo llevábamos esperando
2. Arrived yesterday the document we
had been waiting for for
so long
2. IT Arrived yesterday the document we
had been awaiting for so
long
2. The document we had been
awaiting for so long arrived yesterday
2. IT Arrived yesterday the document we
had been awaiting for so
long
2. THERE Arrived
yesterday the document we
had been awaiting for so
long
2. Yesterday arrived the
document we had been
awaiting for so long
NORMAL SYNTACTIC ORDER Subject + Verb + Dir. Object +
Circumstantial Comp.
NOT : Verb + Subject +Dir. Object + Circumstantial Comp.
NORMAL SYNTACTIC
ORDER Subject + Verb + Dir.
Object + Circumstantial Comp.
OR : THERE +Verb + Subject +Dir. Object + Circumstantial
Comp.
OR : Adverb of time +Verb +
Subject +Dir. Object +
Circumstantial Comp.
2. THERE Arrived yesterday the document
we had been awaiting for so long
2. Yesterday arrived the document we had been
awaiting for so long
COMPARE
• A red car came around the corner
• There came around the corner a red car
• A car skidded violently around the corner
• There skidded violently around the corner a red car
COMPARE
• A red car came around the corner
• There came around the corner a red car
• A car skidded violently around the corner
• There skidded violently around the corner a red car