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Cup cake Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Pronoun

Hi Everyone,

Can I please confirm that in the following sentence, the word - it - is a pronoun?

'It is raining.'

It replaces weather, right?

Thanks
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Cup cake Can I please confirm that in the following sentence, the word - it - is a pronoun? Yes. Cup cake It replaces weather, right?

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  • Cup cake Can I please confirm that in the following sentence, the word - it - is a pronoun?
  • Yes.
  • Cup cake It replaces weather, right?
  • No, it replaces nothing; it carries no meaning.
  • It's called 'prop', 'empty' or 'anticipatory' 'it'.
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Cup cakeCan I please confirm that in the following sentence, the word - it - is a pronoun?
Yes.
Cup cakeIt replaces weather, right?
No, it replaces nothing; it carries no meaning. It's called 'prop', 'empty' or 'anticipatory' 'it'.
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Gosh, that's another thing I've learned today!

Thank you Mr. M. Emotion: yes
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