Nowhere is it safe

[angelsrolls]

Hello,

1) Nowhere is safe.
2) Nowhere is it safe.

I think the second sentence is correct and grammatical, but I just wanted to get native speakers' opinions.

 

[andrewg927]

1) is correct. 2) nowhere is it safe to park. You need to add something to the second sentence to make it correct.

 

[jutfrank]

2) is correct as it is.

However, as post #2 mentions, this would naturally be followed by a to-infinitive verb. Although, this verb need not be used for the sentence to be grammatical, I would say that the verb is implied, as part of the complete thought.

Nowhere is it safe [to park].
Nowhere is it safe [to hide].
Nowhere is it safe [to stand].

 

[GoesStation]

The syntax of sentence 2 is unusual. It isn't wrong, but it's not used much in contemporary English. It sounds quite formal.

 

[jutfrank]

This kind of structure is also commonly used with comparative adjectives.

Nowhere is it safer to live than around here.

 

[angelsrolls]

Nowhere is it safe to park.

How do you rewrite this sentence in natural order?

 

[jutfrank]

Nowhere is it safe to park.

How do you rewrite this sentence in natural order?

You could also say It's not safe to park anywhere.

 

[angelsrolls]

Nowhere is it safer to live than around here. Can I rewrite this sentence like the following?

It is not safer to live anywhere than around here.

Or should I say something like:
It is most safe to live around here.

 

[jutfrank]

It's like saying This is the safest place to live.

 

[angelsrolls]

1) It is not safe anywhere.
2) It is safe nowhere.

How about the second sentence? Is it correct?

 

[jutfrank]

1) It is not safe anywhere.
2) It is safe nowhere.

How about the second sentence? Is it correct?

2) is possible but not very likely as it sounds odd.