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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
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Function of it
"It was in September that he first found out about it." What is the function of it in this sentence ?
Is "it" the anticipatory it referring to the clause "that he first found out about it" or is "it" dummy or prop it ?
Is "it" the anticipatory it referring to the clause "that he first found out about it" or is "it" dummy or prop it ?
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Greetings, you deal with a cleft sentence here. In cleft sentences, it functions as a prop subject ( prop it ). Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
- Greetings, you deal with a cleft sentence here.
- In cleft sentences, it functions as a prop subject ( prop it ).
- Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
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Greetings,
you deal with a cleft sentence here. In cleft sentences, it functions as a prop subject (prop it).
Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
you deal with a cleft sentence here. In cleft sentences, it functions as a prop subject (prop it).
Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
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