Writing Question Hi, I have a question in a writing sample as below. "I think it essential that ,far from being prohibited, GM foods should be encouraged." Could we rephrase it like ""I think it (i

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Writing Question Hi, I have a question in a writing sample as below. "I think it essential that ,far from being prohibited, GM foods should be encouraged." Could we rephrase it like ""I think it (is) essential that ,far from being prohibited, GM foods should be encouraged."? Thank you for helping.

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Yes, I believe both "I think it essential that ..." and "I think it is essential that ..." may be used. "think" supports both types of constructs. It seems the first one is more widely used though, according to google search.

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