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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

pronoun "it" antecedent

I would appreciate your help with this expression:

" The waiter showed her one bag but it wasn't it" The best answer would be of course "it wasn't hers" but can you also write "it wasn't it" in standard English?

Thank you for your help
  

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Hi, Not really, although saying that would not be unusual in casual everyday English. Clive

  • Hi, Not really, although saying that would not be unusual in casual everyday English.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Not really, although saying that would not be unusual in casual everyday English.

Clive

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