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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Pronoun IT in the question "what´s it like...?"
In the sentence "What is´t like living in New York?", what does the pronoun "IT" refers to? Could I simply say "What is living in New York like?"? Thanks. Will
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Yes, you could certainly use the latter. In the former sentence, 'it' would refer to your experience. Sarah
- Yes, you could certainly use the latter.
- In the former sentence, 'it' would refer to your experience.
- Sarah
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Yes, you could certainly use the latter. In the former sentence, 'it' would refer to your experience.
Sarah
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Anonymouswhat does the pronoun "IT"living in New York.refersrefer to?
What is it like? What is living in New York like? What is it like living in New York?
"Anticipatory it". it acts as a place-holder for something that comes up later in the se
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This is an excellent response.
Also similar to:
It is raining in Paris.
It is a long way to Paris.
Note that the word it does not refer to anything. It is a pronoun without an antecedent and thus really does not function as a pronoun at all.
As CalifJim writes, the word it functions as a placeholder.
Also similar to:
It is raining in Paris.
It is a long way to Paris.
Note that the word it does not refer to anything. It is a pronoun without an antecedent and thus really does not function as a pronoun at all.
As CalifJim writes, the word it functions as a placeholder.
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