Pronoun ‘it’
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Can you read the following sentence and tell me what ‘it’ refers to?
“ I found out that in the Philippines, the practice of moving a house is part of a tradition called bayanihan. ‘It’ is based on the spirit of cooperation, which lives on today.”
First I thought ‘It’ refers to bayanihan.
On the second thought, I thought ‘It’ could refer to ‘the practice of moving a house’, which is the subject in the previous sentence.
Now I’m confused… I hope you could help.
Is it going to be okay to think that in most cases, ‘it’ usually(?) refers to the subject in the previous sentence?
Thank you for reading. And could you please tell me what you think?
Top answer
com/2013/09/25/filipinos-bayanihan/ The pronoun can refer to either one equally well. I would say "bayanihan" as the general concept is a better choice. Transporting a house is an one example of working together.
- com/2013/09/25/filipinos-bayanihan/ The pronoun can refer to either one equally well.
- I would say "bayanihan" as the general concept is a better choice.
- Transporting a house is an one example of working together.
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https://themixedculture.com/2013/09/25/filipinos-bayanihan/
The pronoun can refer to either one equally well. I would say "bayanihan" as the general concept is a better choice. Transporting a house is an one example of working together.
0hohokthe tradition called bayanihan
In my opinion, this is the referent of "it". Or just "this tradition". Or just "bayanihan".
You don't have to choose just one word or phrase when all of them have the same referent anyway.
CJ
0hohokAnd could you please tell me what you think?
It is poorly written. If the writer does not provide an unambiguous antecedent for his pronoun, he has messed up. One fix is "I found out that in the Philippines, the practice of moving a house is part of a tradition called bayanihan, which is based on the spirit of cooperation and lives on today.” The antec
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