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0 What is 'it? in this sentence: A new law in California makes it easier for stars to sue paparazzi.0-
  

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0"It" is the act of suing, in the sentence. Restructured to illustrate: A new law in California makes suing paparazzi easier for stars. 0-

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  • 0"It" is the act of suing, in the sentence.
  • Restructured to illustrate: A new law in California makes suing paparazzi easier for stars.
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0"It" is the act of suing, in the sentence. Restructured to illustrate: A new law in California makes suing paparazzi easier for stars. 0-
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0 Yes. Preposed "it" (Non-referring "it") is also called "dummy 'it'". It is a grammatical device; it does not refer to anything the way it does in: 01i00I lost my pen; I don't know where 01b00it02b00 is. 02i00(Referring "it".)01i02br
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