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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
It, a demostrative pronoun?
Hello teachers,
Would like to ask whether "it" can function as a demonstrative pronoun, or is it plainly a personal pronoun?
Meanwhile, could you please tell me which is the antecedent of "it" in the sentence below.
"It was a stormy day in mid-July."
Thanks ahead.
Would like to ask whether "it" can function as a demonstrative pronoun, or is it plainly a personal pronoun?
Meanwhile, could you please tell me which is the antecedent of "it" in the sentence below.
"It was a stormy day in mid-July."
Thanks ahead.
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" There is no antecedent. The pronoun only serves as a placeholder for the subject. Every English sentence requires a subject.
- " There is no antecedent.
- The pronoun only serves as a placeholder for the subject.
- Every English sentence requires a subject.
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AnonymousMeanwhile, could you please tell me which is the antecedent of "it" in the sentence below."It was a stormy day in mid-July."This is called a "dummy it" or "expletive it." There is no antecedent. The pronoun only serves as a placeholder for the subject. Every English sentence requires a subject.
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