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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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I hate it when
I hate it when pople's car alarms go off in the middle of the night.
I suspect there is anything that it in the above sentence refers to. Does it refer to when-clause following it?
I suspect there is anything that it in the above sentence refers to. Does it refer to when-clause following it?
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Hi it refers to... nothing. After some verbs, an object is required.
- Hi it refers to...
- nothing.
- After some verbs, an object is required.
- You hate someone .
- You hate a color .
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it refers to... nothing.
After some verbs, an object is required. You hate someone. You hate a color. You hate a movie. You hate what others do. You hate the way Bob behaves. But you can't hate when...
So it is idiomatic to say:
I hate it when you look at her.
I love it when you look at me.
You can see that "it" in
it refers to... nothing.
After some verbs, an object is required. You hate someone. You hate a color. You hate a movie. You hate what others do. You hate the way Bob behaves. But you can't hate when...
So it is idiomatic to say:
I hate it when you look at her.
I love it when you look at me.
You can see that "it" in
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