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Eladio Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Reach him or reach it?
What's the difference between these two sentences:
a) John is going to the theatre right now. Hurry up, you can still reach it.
b) John is going to the theatre right now. Hurry up, you can still reach him.
a) John is going to the theatre right now. Hurry up, you can still reach it.
b) John is going to the theatre right now. Hurry up, you can still reach him.
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It depends on whether is John is a dog or a person. a)person b)people Nowadays people have these hilarious habits of calling animals people's names. I won't tell you what a friend of mine called his divine cat.
- It depends on whether is John is a dog or a person.
- a)person b)people Nowadays people have these hilarious habits of calling animals people's names.
- I won't tell you what a friend of mine called his divine cat.
- Can you guess it?
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It depends on whether is John is a dog or a person.
a)person
b)people
Nowadays people have these hilarious habits of calling animals people's names. I won't tell you what a friend of mine called his divine cat. Can you guess it?
a)person
b)people
Nowadays people have these hilarious habits of calling animals people's names. I won't tell you what a friend of mine called his divine cat. Can you guess it?
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'It' can only stand in for an object or an animal of unknown (or unknowable) ***. In sentence a, 'you can still reach it' means 'you can still get to the theater'. In sentence b, 'you can still reach him' means 'you can still reach John'.
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