Pattern: it-is-weather-time
Structure Overview
Formula: it + is/was + Adjective / Noun / Verb-ing
Core Meaning: Because English grammar strictly demands a subject in declarative sentences, "it" acts as a dummy, meaningless subject for statements describing weather, temperature, dates, days, times, and distances.
💬 Contextual Examples
- It is cloudy today, so we might need an umbrella.
- It was five miles from the hotel to the beach.
🎴 Interactive Web Practice (Click to Reveal)
Practice 1: ______ is almost midnight, so we should go to bed.
Answer:
It
Practice 2: It ______ snowing heavily when I looked out the window.
Answer:
was
🔗 Knowledge Base Connections
- 🔑 Parent Keyword: it