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I know, it �s New Year �s Day, but I �m working, marking tests.
And I �m wondering:
Today is Friday.
or
Today it is Friday.
Can "today" be considered the subject of the sentence? Or do I have to add "it"?
Thanks in advance,
and, of course,
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1 Jan 2010
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apayala
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Today is Friday sounds perfect to me. I don�t think "it" is necessary. |
1 Jan 2010
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silvanija
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In the first sentence "today" is the subject, in the second - the adverbial modifier of time. To my mind, they are both correct. You can say "Today is Friday", "It is Friday today" and "Today it is Friday". |
1 Jan 2010
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customer
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Thanks for your help!
Greetings from Italy,
Chiara
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1 Jan 2010
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englishchou
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I think it is better to say "Today is Friday" because when we say "Today it is Friday" it becomes like "John he is a student " so we get two subjects in the same sentence which normally is a repetition. I prefer to use the first or as silvaniya said "It is Friday today".
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2 Jan 2010
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silvanija
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If you say "Tomorrow I go to school", tomorrow and I are not two subjects. I is the subject and tomorrow is the adverbial modifier of time. Adverbial modifiers can be placed at the end and at the beginning of the sentence. The same with "Today it is Friday" - it is the formal subject and today is the adverbial modifier of time. |
2 Jan 2010
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tahriali
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Hi every body!
In linguistic terms, BOTH are correct
1/ �Today is Friday. � The focus is on �Today � (subject) to the question: What day is it today?
2/ �Today, it �s Friday. � PLZ note the comma is obligatory to separate the subordinate adverbial (Today) from the main clause (it �s Friday). As to �it � here it is the impersonal �it � (e.g. It �s raining)
N.B- these sentences are normally used in different contexts.
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2 Jan 2010
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