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[Marrion]

[1]It is very dangerous that we swim in the river.
[2]It is very dangerous (for us) to swim in the river.

From above, I have known [2] is correct and [1] isn't correct. And then.........


[3] It is crazy that Whitney Houston is being honored with this award.
[4] It is crazy of Whitney Houston is being honored with this award.

Which one is correct between [3] and [4]?

If two sentencess are correct, why?

[lotus]

Hi Marrion,

#3 is correct. #4 would be correct if you eliminate "of."

The omission of the conjunction "that" sometimes occurs, especially in common speech.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conjunctions.htm#that


--lotus

[Marrion]

[5] It is crazy of Whitney Houston to be being honored with this award.

If so, is [5] correct?

[lotus]

You could eliminate "being" and it would be grammatically correct. I like #3 the best.


--lotus

[Marrion]

Ah,, I got it..


Thank you very much.