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EverestCTS Posted 4 years ago
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It would seem he is a good guy.
What does “it” in the sentence refer to?
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EverestCTS It would seem he is a good guy. What does “it” in the sentence refer to? The "it" is a dummy pronoun and a subject in the sentence.
- EverestCTS It would seem he is a good guy.
- What does “it” in the sentence refer to?
- The "it" is a dummy pronoun and a subject in the sentence.
- I'd call that sentence as an information-packaging construction where the information expressed in the basic (canonical) clause He seems to be a good guy is put at the end of the sentence.
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EverestCTSIt would seem he is a good guy.
What does “it” in the sentence refer to?
The "it" is a dummy pronoun and a subject in the sentence.
I'd call that sentence as an information-packaging construction where the information expressed in the basic (canonical) clause He seems to be a good guy is put at the end of the sentence.
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