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Slhvri Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
referring
What does "they" refer to?
I went to the shop to by a newspaper , but they had all sold out.
I went to the shop to by a newspaper , but they had all sold out.
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shop to buy ... ' 'they' can be used when we refer back to the staff any kind of establishment. I went to Tesco to buy bread, but they had sold out.
- shop to buy ...
- ' 'they' can be used when we refer back to the staff any kind of establishment.
- I went to Tesco to buy bread, but they had sold out.
- I went to the casualty department at the hospital, but they were so busy, I had to wait nearly four hours.
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...shop to buy...
'they' is used instead of saying something like, 'but the people who own the shop/the people serving in the shop had all sold out.'
'they' can be used when we refer back to the staff any kind of establishment.
I went to Tesco to buy bread, but they had sold out.
I went to the casualty department at the hospital, but they
'they' is used instead of saying something like, 'but the people who own the shop/the people serving in the shop had all sold out.'
'they' can be used when we refer back to the staff any kind of establishment.
I went to Tesco to buy bread, but they had sold out.
I went to the casualty department at the hospital, but they
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