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Jooney Posted 14 years ago
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It and in
Hi,
It has become something of an annual tradition on California college campuses, in what is perhaps the most prestigious state university system in the country: the state makes large cuts in public universities, they in turn raise tuition, and students respond with angry protests.
Q1) What does it refer to? Does it refer to the content that comes after the colon? (the state makes large cuts...)
Q2) What kind of meaning does in have here? Does it have a locative meaning, as in the following examples?
ex1) We went for a swin in the lake.
ex2) My mother was in the kitchen.
I'd appreciate your answer.
It has become something of an annual tradition on California college campuses, in what is perhaps the most prestigious state university system in the country: the state makes large cuts in public universities, they in turn raise tuition, and students respond with angry protests.
Q1) What does it refer to? Does it refer to the content that comes after the colon? (the state makes large cuts...)
Q2) What kind of meaning does in have here? Does it have a locative meaning, as in the following examples?
ex1) We went for a swin in the lake.
ex2) My mother was in the kitchen.
I'd appreciate your answer.
Top answer
1. It is an anticipatory 'it' referring to the clause following the colon. 2.
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- It is an anticipatory 'it' referring to the clause following the colon.
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- Yes (but not exactly physical, I suppose): a tradition in the university system.
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1. It is an anticipatory 'it' referring to the clause following the colon.
2. Yes (but not exactly physical, I suppose): a tradition in the university system.
2. Yes (but not exactly physical, I suppose): a tradition in the university system.
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jooneyQ1) What does it refer to? Does it refer to the content that comes after the colon? (the state makes large cuts...)Yes, if there's nothing obvious it can be in the text that precedes this passage.
jooneyQ2) What kind of meaning does in have here? Does it have a locative meaning, as in the following examples?
ex1)
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Thank you very much, Mr. M and CJ, for your help. It's now very clear! 
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