Kaplan SC quiz #2

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by shoot4greatness » Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:24 pm

In the Kaplan sc quiz #2, the question stated:

The ground swell of public opion made it enevitable that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal.

The sentence didn't need any correction. However, I was confused what "it" was referring to. Can anyone break down this sentence?

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by Night reader » Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:49 am

let us dissect this sentence --> Subject is The ground swell of public opinion, Predicative is made, Complement is it, Sub-clause linked to the complement is the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal

the pronoun it does function as the complement whose meaning further gets extended with the sub-clause.

shoot4greatness wrote:In the Kaplan sc quiz #2, the question stated:

The ground swell of public opinion made it inevitable that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal.

The sentence didn't need any correction. However, I was confused what "it" was referring to. Can anyone break down this sentence?

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by atulmangal » Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:45 am

Night reader wrote:let us dissect this sentence --> Subject is The ground swell of public opinion, Predicative is made, Complement is it, Sub-clause linked to the complement is the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal

the preposition it does function as the complement whose meaning further gets extended with the sub-clause.

shoot4greatness wrote:In the Kaplan sc quiz #2, the question stated:

The ground swell of public opinion made it inevitable that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal.

The sentence didn't need any correction. However, I was confused what "it" was referring to. Can anyone break down this sentence?

You mean "It" is a preposition here...is it possible a pronoun can act as preposition????
I think "It" is referring back to Public opinion...Public opinion is the object and "it" an objective pronoun clearly
referring to the object....

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by atulmangal » Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:46 am

Night reader wrote:let us dissect this sentence --> Subject is The ground swell of public opinion, Predicative is made, Complement is it, Sub-clause linked to the complement is the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal

the preposition it does function as the complement whose meaning further gets extended with the sub-clause.

shoot4greatness wrote:In the Kaplan sc quiz #2, the question stated:

The ground swell of public opinion made it inevitable that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal.

The sentence didn't need any correction. However, I was confused what "it" was referring to. Can anyone break down this sentence?

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by Night reader » Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:54 am

of course, 'it' is pronoun here - my bad slept this word over

atulmangal wrote:
Night reader wrote:let us dissect this sentence --> Subject is The ground swell of public opinion, Predicative is made, Complement is it, Sub-clause linked to the complement is the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal

the preposition it does function as the complement whose meaning further gets extended with the sub-clause.

shoot4greatness wrote:In the Kaplan sc quiz #2, the question stated:

The ground swell of public opinion made it inevitable that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal.

The sentence didn't need any correction. However, I was confused what "it" was referring to. Can anyone break down this sentence?
You mean "It" is a preposition here...is it possible a pronoun can act as preposition????
I think "It" is referring back to Public opinion...Public opinion is the object and "it" an objective pronoun clearly
referring to the object....

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by Night reader » Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:58 am

according to you: "opinion was made inevitable"?

absolutely not that way. Look here: 'that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal' + 'was made inevitable' OR 'it was made inevitable' // agree?

atulmangal wrote:
Night reader wrote:let us dissect this sentence --> Subject is The ground swell of public opinion, Predicative is made, Complement is it, Sub-clause linked to the complement is the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal

the preposition it does function as the complement whose meaning further gets extended with the sub-clause.

shoot4greatness wrote:In the Kaplan sc quiz #2, the question stated:

The ground swell of public opinion made it inevitable that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal.

The sentence didn't need any correction. However, I was confused what "it" was referring to. Can anyone break down this sentence?
You mean "It" is a preposition here...is it possible a pronoun can act as preposition????
I think "It" is referring back to Public opinion...Public opinion is the object and "it" an objective pronoun clearly
referring to the object....

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by atulmangal » Sat Mar 12, 2011 6:21 am

Night reader wrote:according to you: "opinion was made inevitable"?

absolutely not that way. Look here: 'that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal' + 'was made inevitable' OR 'it was made inevitable' // agree?
atulmangal wrote:
Night reader wrote:let us dissect this sentence --> Subject is The ground swell of public opinion, Predicative is made, Complement is it, Sub-clause linked to the complement is the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal

the preposition it does function as the complement whose meaning further gets extended with the sub-clause.

shoot4greatness wrote:In the Kaplan sc quiz #2, the question stated:

The ground swell of public opinion made it inevitable that the Senate would approve the President's energy proposal.

The sentence didn't need any correction. However, I was confused what "it" was referring to. Can anyone break down this sentence?
You mean "It" is a preposition here...is it possible a pronoun can act as preposition????
I think "It" is referring back to Public opinion...Public opinion is the object and "it" an objective pronoun clearly
referring to the object....

Yes, now i agree, "It" is not referring to public opinion...Thanks for the correction

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