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Reegis Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

The bag was so heavy that he had to leave it for his father to carry [it].

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Which of the sentences below is correct?

1a) The bag was so heavy that he had to leave it for his father to carry.
1b) The bag was so heavy that he had to leave it for his father to carry it.

I am not sure how I can recognize when it is needed to add 'it'. Another simple examples:

Person A: What is quantum mechanics?
Person B: I don't know how to answer [it?] (this question).

Person A: Do you believe Tom is a thief?
Person B: I don't believe [it?].

Is there any rule of thumb for this?
  

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I am not sure how I can recognize when it is needed to add 'it'. Is there any rule of thumb for this? Hi, Reegis.

— Zuotengdazuo

  • I am not sure how I can recognize when it is needed to add 'it'.
  • Is there any rule of thumb for this?
  • Hi, Reegis.
  • I think in the first pair, you can say both.
  • If the first "it" refers to the labor of carrying the bag, you use "it" after "carry".
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ReegisGood morning againWhich of the sentences below is correct?1a) The bag was so heavy that he had to leave it for his father to carry.1b) The bag was so heavy that he had to leave it for his father to carry it.I am not sure how I can recognize when it is needed to add 'it'. Another simple examples:Person A: What is quantum mechanics?Person B: I don't know how to answer
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Thanks zuotengdazuo for help.

Could some native speaker verify this answer please?
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Reegisleave it for his father to carry it.
After a noun phrase (the pronoun it in this case), if an infinitive follows, the noun phrase acts as the object of the infinitive, so we don't add another copy of it.

We were looking for some women to entertain. (We want to entertain the women.)
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