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Beanbag Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Are there some contexts when "it" cannot be used as a replacement?

Read this little dialogue between A and B.

A: Have you ever ridden a roller coaster?
B: No. I have never ridden it.

The pronoun "it" in B's sentence sounds wierd. For me, the following sounds better "No. I have never ridden one."

Are there some cases when the pronoun "it" cannot be used as a replacement of a noun?

thanks.
  

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a roller coaster is general. " one " is the correct word here. when you refer something indentifed, you need to use " it " for example, can i borrow your car ?

— Welkins2139

  • a roller coaster is general.
  • " one " is the correct word here.
  • when you refer something indentifed, you need to use " it " for example, can i borrow your car ?
  • sorry, I need it.
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a roller coaster is general. " one " is the correct word here.

when you refer something indentifed, you need to use " it "

for example, can i borrow your car ? sorry, I need it.
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the is to it as a(n) is to one.

Have you ... the roller coaster?
...... ridden it.

Have you ... a roller coaster?
...... ridden one.

CJ
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