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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
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To do so for a reason

"To choose is to select one option in preference to others, and to do so for a reason."

(Jonathan Dancy.)

Is "so" an adverb or a pronoun in the sentence above? And if it is a pronoun, is the clause To choose is to select one option in preference to others its antecedent?

  

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g. "this"), I would say that "so" is an adverb there. I don't think "so" can ever be a pronoun.

— GPY

  • g.
  • "this"), I would say that "so" is an adverb there.
  • I don't think "so" can ever be a pronoun.
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Even though it appears to be replaceable by a pronoun or noun (e.g. "this"), I would say that "so" is an adverb there. I don't think "so" can ever be a pronoun.

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