[Grammar] It is fun that I ride a bicycle.

[kadioguy]

Please look at the sentences of mine.

a. It is fun for me to ride a bicycle.
b. To ride a bicycle is fun for me.
c. Riding a bicycle is fun for me.
d. It is fun that I ride a bicycle.
e. That I ride a bicycle is fun.

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1. I would use (a), (b), and (c), but grammatically speaking, are (d) and (e) acceptable? If not, could you tell me your opinion?

2. Do they all mean the same thing? If not, could you tell me more about this?

 

[jutfrank]

Grammar aside, d and e are not right. They don't make it clear who it's fun for. It seems like they are saying that what is fun is the fact that you ride a bicycle.

 

[Tdol]

And c) is the most natural for me.

 

[Skrej]

We rarely (if ever) use the infinitive as a subject (b) in everyday speech. It's grammatically correct, but generally sounds too abstract. You won't see it used outside of poetry, dramatic writing, or perhaps legalese.

Hamlet's soliloquy doomed the infinitive subject forever to the realm of dramatic cliche. :-D

 

[kadioguy]

f. It is fun riding a bicycle for me.

How about this one? Is it correct and natural?

 

[GoesStation]

f. It is fun riding a bicycle for me.

How about this one? Is it correct and natural?

No.

 

[kadioguy]

No.

Thanks. I referred to the following for (f).

Practical English Usage 3rd.
446.3

It can be a preparatory subject for an -ing form. This is usually informal.

It was nice seeing you.
It's crazy her going off like that.
It's worth going to Wales if you have the time.
It's no use trying to explain - I'm not interested.
It surprised me your not remembering my name.

 

[Phaedrus]

f. It is fun riding a bicycle for me.

How about this one? Is it correct and natural?

I think (f) would work if you hired people to ride a bicycle for you and wanted to promote that job.

For your meaning, however, you should delete "for me":

(f') It is fun riding a bicycle.

 

[kadioguy]

I think (f) would work if you hired people to ride a bicycle for you and wanted to promote that job.

For your meaning, however, you should delete "for me":

(f') It is fun riding a bicycle.

Thanks, now I know what I was wrong with in (f).

How about this?

(f'') It is fun for me riding a bicycle.

 

[Tarheel]

Im my humble opinion, none of your sentences are natural. Perhaps:

I like riding my bike. It's fun!

 

[Tdol]

Thanks, now I know what I was wrong with in (f).

How about this?

(f'') It is fun for me riding a bicycle.

It's not incorrect for me, but it's unnatural. You would only use this in a context where you went on to give more information. As a standalone sentence, it's weak.

 

[kadioguy]

In my humble opinion, none of your sentences are natural. Perhaps:

I like riding my bike. It's fun!

;-)