Complete the text messages between two friends planning a trip to the beach.

"Hey! Are we still going to the beach? I looked out the window, and it is cloudy right now."

"Don't worry, it is only 8:00 AM. The sun will come out soon!"

"Great! And it is only ten miles to the beach, so we will get there fast."

"Hey! Are we still going to the beach? I looked out the window, and it is cloudy right now."

We use the "dummy" pronoun it as the subject when talking about the weather.

"Don't worry, it is only 8:00 AM. The sun will come out soon!"

We use it is (or it's) to state the time.

"Great! And it is only ten miles to the beach, so we will get there fast."

We use it is followed by a measurement (like miles or kilometers) to talk about distance.