Reference of "it"
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Based on the context, I thought that "it" in the following text refers to "traffic" rather than to "data center". Is it grammatically possible for "it" to refer to either of them?
"Traditional Wide Area Networks typically backhaul all their traffic through a data center, even if it’s bound for the internet."
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Based on my understanding, "it" turns back to the "Traditional Wide Area Networks". Don't depend on my answer, though.
- Based on my understanding, "it" turns back to the "Traditional Wide Area Networks".
- Don't depend on my answer, though.
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Based on my understanding, "it" turns back to the "Traditional Wide Area Networks".
Don't depend on my answer, though.
0SeyyedAliBased on the context, I thought that "it" in the following text refers to "traffic" rather than to "data center".
Correct.
SeyyedAliIs it grammatically possible for "it" to refer to either of them?
Reference is primarily a matter of semantics (meaning), not syntax (grammar). It's not semantically possible
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