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Taka Posted 13 years ago
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Does this sentence sound OK and make sense? If it does, what do you think "it" refers to?
I spent a lot of time with this guitar, and I still remember it.
I spent a lot of time with this guitar, and I still remember it.
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The antecedent to it is " guitar ".
- The antecedent to it is " guitar ".
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No, the antecedent is the nearest noun preceding the pronoun that makes logical sense.
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OK. One more thing.
This person says "this guitar", which I think means it's there, on the spot.
Do you think "still remember the guitar, which is before the person's eyes" works and makes sense?
This person says "this guitar", which I think means it's there, on the spot.
Do you think "still remember the guitar, which is before the person's eyes" works and makes sense?
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I spent a lot of time with this guitar, and I still remember it.
My interpretation of the context is that the speaker has been talking about a particular guitar, and it is lost or otherwise gone. It is pure nostalgia.
I can't see how "before the person's eyes" fits the sentence.
My interpretation of the context is that the speaker has been talking about a particular guitar, and it is lost or otherwise gone. It is pure nostalgia.
I can't see how "before the person's eyes" fits the sentence.
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So do you think "this" points to a particular guitar in the person's mind and doesn't imply physical proximity?
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TakaSo do you think "this" points to a particular guitar in the person's mind and doesn't imply physical proximity?It could be either. The only way to tell is from the context. Most often, it is physical proximity.
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I'm getting a bit confused, AS. You said:
it is lost or otherwise gone.
I can't see how "before the person's eyes" fits the sentence.
but now you say:
Most often, it is physical proximity.
I wonder what kind of situation this person could be in...
it is lost or otherwise gone.
I can't see how "before the person's eyes" fits the sentence.
but now you say:
Most often, it is physical proximity.
I wonder what kind of situation this person could be in...
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TakaI wonder what kind of situation this person could be in...My interpretation of the context is that the speaker has been talking (musing, reminiscing) about a particular guitar, and it is lost or otherwise gone. It is pure nostalgia.
In my prior post, I was talking about the word "this" in general, not this particular sente
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AH! It was a general statement.
So "this" in the sentence in question is a word which points to something in the speaker's mind, right
So "this" in the sentence in question is a word which points to something in the speaker's mind, right
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