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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Need Help. Pronoun 'it'

Hi teachers,

Is this question correct? Is it necessary the 'it' at the end?

Did the man find a tall tree and went up it?

Yes, he did.

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

Hi, First, Did the man... GO (not went). The order "go up it" is very awkward.

— BarbaraPA

  • Hi, First, Did the man...
  • GO (not went).
  • The order "go up it" is very awkward.
  • Perhaps using "climb" instead of "go up" would solve that.
  • Did the man find a tall tree and climb it?
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Hi,
First, Did the man... GO (not went).

The order "go up it" is very awkward. Perhaps using "climb" instead of "go up" would solve that.

Did the man find a tall tree and climb it?
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Ok. Than you, but the sentence is:

He found a tall tree and went up it.

That's where I took the question from.
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Can anyone help me with the solution please?
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Thinking SpainHe found a tall tree and went up it.
That's where I took the question from.
If you need a question patterend exactly like the sentence, then it would be "Did he find a tall tree and go up it?" As Grammar Geek says, it sounds very awkward, but so does the original sentence. "He found a tall tree and climbed it/ Did he find a tall tree and c
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All right. Thank you very much for your explanation and information khoff.
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