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Stenka25 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Tricky pronoun
The text below is from a test paragraph.
In this passage, what the underlined "it" means is not clear to me.
In a way it seems to represent "the commitment," and in another to represent "a vision," and furthermore there seems the remote possibility of it standing for "great growth."
Can you tell me the truth, and, if you can, why?
When a market begins to boom and a firm is unable to keep up with demand without greatly increasing capacity and resources, it faces a dilemma: Stay conservative in fear that the opportunity will be shortened, but thereby give up some of the growing market to competitors; or expand vigorously to take full advantage of the opportunity, but risk being overextended and vulnerable should the potential suddenly fade. Regardless of the commitment to a vision of great growth, a firm must develop an organization and systems and controls to handle it.
In this passage, what the underlined "it" means is not clear to me.
In a way it seems to represent "the commitment," and in another to represent "a vision," and furthermore there seems the remote possibility of it standing for "great growth."
Can you tell me the truth, and, if you can, why?
When a market begins to boom and a firm is unable to keep up with demand without greatly increasing capacity and resources, it faces a dilemma: Stay conservative in fear that the opportunity will be shortened, but thereby give up some of the growing market to competitors; or expand vigorously to take full advantage of the opportunity, but risk being overextended and vulnerable should the potential suddenly fade. Regardless of the commitment to a vision of great growth, a firm must develop an organization and systems and controls to handle it.
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Hi, It refers to an organization . ie A firm must develop an organization and systems and controls to handle that organization. Simply put, 'it' usually refers to the last singular thing mentioned, which here is 'organization'.
- Hi, It refers to an organization .
- ie A firm must develop an organization and systems and controls to handle that organization.
- Simply put, 'it' usually refers to the last singular thing mentioned, which here is 'organization'.
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Hi,
It refers to an organization.
ie A firm must develop an organization and systems and controls to handle that organization.
Simply put, 'it' usually refers to the last singular thing mentioned, which here is 'organization'.
It refers to an organization.
ie A firm must develop an organization and systems and controls to handle that organization.
Simply put, 'it' usually refers to the last singular thing mentioned, which here is 'organization'.
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