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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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do it
Hello.
I would like to know the use of do it.
1.In Singapore, if you litter, you will be arrested. If you do it three times, you will get severe punishment.
In the sentence above, what does do it refer to?I think that it refers to litter in the preceding sentence.
But litter does not take an object in the sentence. Why is do without it as in 2 wrong?
2..In Singapore, if you litter, you will be arrested. If you do three times, ....
Thank you.
I would like to know the use of do it.
1.In Singapore, if you litter, you will be arrested. If you do it three times, you will get severe punishment.
In the sentence above, what does do it refer to?I think that it refers to litter in the preceding sentence.
But litter does not take an object in the sentence. Why is do without it as in 2 wrong?
2..In Singapore, if you litter, you will be arrested. If you do three times, ....
Thank you.
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Hi, I would like to know the use of do it. In Singapore, if you litter, you will be arrested. If you do it three times, you will get severe punishment.
- Hi, I would like to know the use of do it.
- In Singapore, if you litter, you will be arrested.
- If you do it three times, you will get severe punishment.
- In the sentence above, what does do it refer to?
- Native speakers will interpret 'it' as 'the act of littering'.
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Hi,
I would like to know the use of do it.
1.In Singapore, if you litter, you will be arrested. If you do it three times, you will get severe punishment.
In the sentence above, what does do it refer to? Native speakers will interpret 'it' as 'the act of littering'.
I think that it refers to litter in the preceding sent
I would like to know the use of do it.
1.In Singapore, if you litter, you will be arrested. If you do it three times, you will get severe punishment.
In the sentence above, what does do it refer to? Native speakers will interpret 'it' as 'the act of littering'.
I think that it refers to litter in the preceding sent
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Thank you.
I would like to ask you a question again.
In Singapore, if you litter, you will be arrested. If you do it three times, you will get severe punishment.
In the sentence above, what does "do it" refer to?
Does the expression refer to just "litter" or "litter" and "will be arrested?"
I would like to ask you a question again.
In Singapore, if you litter, you will be arrested. If you do it three times, you will get severe punishment.
In the sentence above, what does "do it" refer to?
Does the expression refer to just "litter" or "litter" and "will be arrested?"
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