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Wowenglish Posted 16 years ago
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I would like to know the difference in the meaning between It(1) and it(2).
1. It is fun to ride a bike.
2. Divorce, it's all about control.
1. It is fun to ride a bike.
2. Divorce, it's all about control.
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Hi, In my opinion there's no difference that really sticks out. They both mean the same (it).
- Hi, In my opinion there's no difference that really sticks out.
- They both mean the same (it).
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Hi,
In my opinion there's no difference that really sticks out. They both mean the same (it).
In my opinion there's no difference that really sticks out. They both mean the same (it).
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I suppose you can say that "it" in #1 anticipates its referent, while "it" in #2 follows (probably there's some technical term for this phenomenon). To write these in an exactly parallel way we'd have to say:
"Riding a bike: it's fun."
"Divorce: it's all about control."
"Riding a bike: it's fun."
"Divorce: it's all about control."
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