A-ha! Not easy to find what "it" is about
"To edit the title of your file, simply open it".
Well, I know that if there is something to open, it is rather a file than a title, but ... how do Americans read this sentence (if they understand it at all)?
Grammatically, in this case, "open" refers to "title" or "file"?
"Before adding syrup to your drink, make sure it is not too sweet." - The syrup or the drink?
What is the best way to describe this type of instructions?
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Well, I know that if there is something to open, it is rather a file than a title, but ... how do Americans read this sentence (if they understand it at all)? Americans read the sentence and understand it just the same as you do.
- Well, I know that if there is something to open, it is rather a file than a title, but ...
- how do Americans read this sentence (if they understand it at all)?
- Americans read the sentence and understand it just the same as you do.
- When you see a pronoun and you want to know which of several preceding nouns is the antecedent (the noun referred to), you cannot always go purely by syntax (grammar).
- You must use your knowledge of the world.
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Ana Machado"To edit the title of your file, simply open it".Well, I know that if there is something to open, it is rather a file than a title, but ... how do Americans read this sentence (if they understand it at all)?
Americans read the sentence and understand it just the same as you do.
When you see a pronoun and you want to know which of several pr
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