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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.
  

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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

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