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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

A short question about "it" and "that"

"If you are looking where to find a good job, here is a good place for it/that".

It or that at the end of that sentence?
  

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The most natural is neither. If you are looking where to find a good job, here is a good place.

  • The most natural is neither.
  • If you are looking where to find a good job, here is a good place.
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The most natural is neither.

If you are looking where to find a good job, here is a good place.
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Anonymous"If you are looking where to find a good job, here is a good place for it/that".It or that at the end of that sentence?
"looking where" doesn't work. The following are more idiomatic.

If you are looking for a good job, here's a good place to start.
If you are looking for a good job, here's a good place to do it.

CJ
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How about this?

"You can send your life story to us, you just need to fill out some papers first. Use our service page to get more information about it/that."

I think it should be "that" at the end, or I am wrong?
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And one last question, just to make sure...

If I use "it' in a sentence like this: "On this website, you can create a sales page for your item, and you can get a chance to sell it as fast as possible" or "On this website, you can create a sales page for your item, and you can get a chance to sell your item as fast as possible."

I can use "it" in that sentence in stead of mentioni
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"You can send your life story to us, (error - comma splice) you just need to fill out some papers first. Use our service page to get more information about it/that."
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On this website, you can create a sales page for your item, and you can get a chance to sell it as fast as possible.

In my opinion, the sentence above is a poorly-written one. The use of "it" is fine, though.
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I know that we can omit that part "about it/that" from my previous sentence. But we can also use it.

I just want to understand better about the usage of "it" and "that".

So, here, it's again: "You can send your life story to us, you just need to fill out some papers first. Use our service page to get more information about it/that."

If I don't omit the last part, I shoul
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Anonymoususage of "it" and "that"
Nine times out of ten (or even more often) you'll want "it".

CJ

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