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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Word type Adjective

What does the adjective 'different' describe in the sentence: It is good being different. It reads as though different is describing the verb being, which is confusing me.

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" The subject is not stated explicitly. It is understood. " The sentence is a cleft sentence with a dummy it.

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It is the complement of the verb "being." The subject is not stated explicitly. It is understood.

"Being different" refers to the dummy pronoun "it."
The sentence is a cleft sentence with a dummy it.

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Thanks for that. In that case, does 'different' lose the condition of being an adjective altogether in this sentence, and would its title simply be a 'compliment'?

Thanks again.
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The complement of a linking verb can be an adjective or noun. This time it's an adjective.

Here is the sentence with a noun phrase.
It is good being president of a super power.
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