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Sebayanpendam Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Plural

hi,

this is what i came across in/on a newspaper.

'The school holidays are here again. it's a short break and it's time to be spent with your family'.

my question is can we replace the holidays with 'it' when the structure is already plural?

Thanks.
  

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The school holidays are here again. It's a short break- a time to be spent with your family. 'It' is used here for the collective noun 'vacation' which we can put in place of 'school holidays'.

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  • The school holidays are here again.
  • It's a short break- a time to be spent with your family.
  • 'It' is used here for the collective noun 'vacation' which we can put in place of 'school holidays'.
  • I think this sounds better: The school vacation is here again.
  • It's a short break- a time to be spent with your family.
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The school holidays are here again. It's a short break- a time to be spent with your family.

'It' is used here for the collective noun 'vacation' which we can put in place of 'school holidays'. I think this sounds better:

The school vacation is here again. It's a short break- a time to be spent with your family.

What do the others think?
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I actually think 'it' refers to the period of time that the holidays last. That is a short break.
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