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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

the reference of "this" and "it"

Hello.
In the following sentences, what do this and it refer to?
When scientists first made plants for nuclear power plants, a lot of people thought that this would be the best way to make electricity in the future. It was clean and safe.

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this = nuclear power plant construction it = nuclear power. The sentence itself is ill-composed.

  • this = nuclear power plant construction it = nuclear power.
  • The sentence itself is ill-composed.
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this = nuclear power plant construction
it = nuclear power.

The sentence itself is ill-composed.

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