23 TO BE: IT IS
Colloquial English
Pre-intermediate exercise in the use of the "mock-subject", "It is..."
Examples
It is good to work. (Working/To work is good.)
It is wrong to steal. (Stealing/To steal is wrong.)
Answers. You can repeat the drill, using this as the exercise and the gerund instead of "it is": for example, 01. Drinking water is good for you.
01. It is good for you to drink water.
02. It is safe to drink the water.
03. It is unsafe to drive quickly.
04. It is forbidden to walk on the grass.
05. It is awkward to hop on one foot.
06. It is easy to criticise other people.
07. It is difficult to create a work of art.
08. It is right to work hard.
09. It is dangerous to drive through a red light.
10. It is a thankless job to be a politician.
11. It is pleasant to sit in the sun.
12. It is useful to have a penknife in your pocket.
13. It is always unpleasant to go to the dentist.
14. It was surprising to meet you there.
15. It was shocking to see those pictures of the traffic accident.
16. It was awful to listen to Marilyn singing.
17. It is fascinating to hear an old sailor's stories.
18. It is terribly easy to learn English.
19. It is healthy for young children to drink milk.
20. It is bad for the middle-aged to eat too much.
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