Problem 13 Belief and Knowledge-Anticipatory It
Remember that an anticipatory it clause expresses belief or knowledge. Anticipatory means before. Some it clauses that go before main clauses are listed below:
It is believed
It is hypothesized
It is known
It is said
It is thought
It is true
It is written
Anticipatory it
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that
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S
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V
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It is believed
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that
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all mammals
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experience
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dreams
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Avoid using a participle without a form of the verb BE.
INCORRECT : It is hypothesized that the subjects in the control group not to score as well
CORRECT :It is hypothesized that the subjects in the control group will not score as well
CORRECT :It is hypothesized that the subjects in the control group will not score as well
INCORRECT :It is generally known that she leaving at the end of the year
CORRECT :It is generally known that sheisat the end of the year.
CORRECT :It is said that a buried treasure was hidden near here.
INCORRECT :It is believed that a horseshoe bringing good luck.
CORRECT :It is believed that a horseshoe brings good luck
INCORRECT :It is thought that our ancestors building this city.
CORRECT :It is thought that our ancestors built this city.
Exercises
Part A: Choose the correct answer.
_________ Giant Ape Man, our biggest and probably one of our first human ancestors, was just about the size of a male gorilla.
(A) It is believed that
(B) That it is
(C) That is believed
(D) That believing
Part B: Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it.
That it is believed that most of the earthquakes in the world occur near the youneest mountain ranges-the Himalayas, the Andes, and the Sierra Nevadas.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
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