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Too much blood has been spilt (spilled? spilt is valid, but it is the older form) in the USA and it's never going to go away. Sure, Obama has made things better, but it's still in the history books.

I assume that the context will provide the antecedent of "it."

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what do you mean by the antecedent of it and which it are you talking about?

By the antecedent of "it" he means the noun which "it" stands in for. The "it" he's talking about is the one he's highlighted.

e: Actually, on second thought, he probably means the "it" in the second sentence. It's a little unclear what you're talking about in both sentences - the spilled blood, or something else?

CSnyderBy the antecedent of "it" he means the noun which "it" stands in for. The "it" he's talking about is the one he's highlighted.e: Actually, on second thought, he probably means the "it" in the second sentence. It's a little unclear what you're talking about in both sentences - the spilled blood, or something else?

Yes, it is the spilled blood. Is it cle

Knightofsports CSnyderBy the antecedent of "it" he means the noun which "it" stands in for. The "it" he's talking about is the one he's highlighted.e: Actually, on second thought, he probably means the "it" in the second sentence. It's a little unclear what you're talking about in both sentences - the spilled blood, or something else?

Yes, i