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Wowenglish Posted 17 years ago
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It

I would like to know the meaning of "It" in the next sentence.

It took a half hour to get there.
  

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This is called EMPTY 'IT'. We use 'it' as an empty subject in talking about the time, the weather, and other background conditions: What time is it? It's hot today, isn't it?

— Mister Micawber

  • This is called EMPTY 'IT'.
  • We use 'it' as an empty subject in talking about the time, the weather, and other background conditions: What time is it?
  • It's hot today, isn't it?
  • How far is it to Nagano?
  • We also use 'it' in talking about 'life in general': How's it going?
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This is called EMPTY 'IT'. We use 'it' as an empty subject in talking about the time, the weather, and other background conditions:
What time is it?
It's hot today, isn't it?
How far is it to Nagano?

We also use 'it' in talking about 'life in general': How's it going?
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