"It is just that English is important."

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"It is just that English is important."What does "it" here function as?1) "It is Monday." ( impersonal subject )2) "It is not true that he got a job." ( dummy it )3) "What do you think about the story? I do not like it." ( it = the story )I think that "it" here refers to the noun or situation mentioned right before like #3. What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.

GPY · Accepted Answer

It's most like (2). It doesn't refer to anything mentioned before.

Hans51 · Answer

Thank you so much and then how about this?

"It means that I respect you."

Here "it" refers to something mentioned before, right?

For example,

A: He always bows to me.

B: It means that he respect you.

Here "it" refers to the act he did before He always bows to me, right? What do you think?

Thank you so much again.

GPY · Answer

Hans51Thank you so much and then how about this?"It means that I respect you."Here "it" refers to something mentioned before, right?For example, A: He always bows to me.B: It means that he respect you.Here "it" refers to the act he did before He always bows to me, right? What do you think? Thank you so much again.

"it" means "the fact that he always bows to you". I'm not certain what you mean by "the act he did before He always bows to me".

(Not relevant to your question, but it should be It means that he respects you.)

"It is just that English is important."

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