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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
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Reckons so
India are the hosts and West Indies are the visiting team in this Test series, it seems. At least, the scorecard reckons so.
I saw the above at Cricbuzz.com
Is "so" an adverb? What type of an adverb is it?
Does it refer to the whole previous "India are the hosts...., it seems."?
I saw the above at Cricbuzz.com
Is "so" an adverb? What type of an adverb is it?
Does it refer to the whole previous "India are the hosts...., it seems."?
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Yes, here "so" is an anaphoric adverb serving as a pro-form, more specifically a 'pro-clause' functioning as complement of "reckons". It stands for the coordination of clauses " India are the hosts and West Indies are the visiting team in this Test series".
- Yes, here "so" is an anaphoric adverb serving as a pro-form, more specifically a 'pro-clause' functioning as complement of "reckons".
- It stands for the coordination of clauses " India are the hosts and West Indies are the visiting team in this Test series".
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Yes, here "so" is an anaphoric adverb serving as a pro-form, more specifically a 'pro-clause' functioning as complement of "reckons".
It stands for the coordination of clauses "India are the hosts and West Indies are the visiting team in this Test series".
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