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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

An implicit subject #2

The first volume of the Ultimates, written by Millar and illustrated by Hitch, was published in limited series format and ran for thirteen issues with production delays from March 2002 until April 2004. Hitch described the alternative-reality reimagining as one where, "You have to approach it as though nothing has happened before and tell the story fresh from the start.... We had to get to the core of who these people were and build outwards, so http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_versions_of_Captain_America#Ultimate_Captain_America [Captain America] was a soldier, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Thor is either a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insanity or a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_versions_of_Hulk#Ultimate_Hulk [the Hulk] an insecure genius, and [superspy Nick] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Nick_Fury the king of cool".http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimates#cite_note-ComicsbulletHitch-2

I'd like to know why the implicit subject after "and" was replaced with "it" from "you."

Thank you in advance for your help.
  

Top answer

There is no change of subject. and tell ... The "it" refers, I believe, to the story or to the process of storytelling.

— Doctor D

  • There is no change of subject.
  • and tell ...
  • The "it" refers, I believe, to the story or to the process of storytelling.
  • So, "you" is the subject and "it" is the object of the sentence.
  • Does this help?
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There is no change of subject.
The "and" connects two verbs: "You have to approach...and tell ...
The "it" refers, I believe, to the story or to the process of storytelling. So, "you" is the subject and "it" is the object of the sentence.

Does this help?
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Thank you, Doctor D, for your answer. Emotion: smile
Then, I'd like to know why the main verb of "you" is "tell", not "read."
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He is describing the process from the side of the author (storyteller) and not the reader. So the verb is "tell" not "read."
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Thank you, Doctor D, for your continuing support. Emotion: smile

"You have to approach it as though nothing has happened before"
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Yes (or anyone who wants to write like the author).
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park sang joonYou have to approach it as though nothing has happened before and tell the story fresh from the start.
Impersonal "you". It means "A person has to", "One has to".

You have to (= A person has to)
................ approach it (= the task of telling the re-imagined story) as though nothing has happened befor
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