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Stenka25 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Tricky pronoun
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In the paragraph I'm not sure about what the underlined "it" stands for.
In a way it seems to indicate "the scientific method (in the Renaissance)." In another it seems to represents "the Renaissance."
I somehow favor the former over the latter, but not 100% sure about my reasoning.
The spirit of modern science was born with the Renaissance. What made the scientific method new in the Renaissance was its emphasis on observation as a route to knowledge. How do you know something is true? There are two possible roads to the truth: You can sit in your armchair and reason about what you think must be true, or you can go out and see what happens in the world.
In the paragraph I'm not sure about what the underlined "it" stands for.
In a way it seems to indicate "the scientific method (in the Renaissance)." In another it seems to represents "the Renaissance."
I somehow favor the former over the latter, but not 100% sure about my reasoning.
The spirit of modern science was born with the Renaissance. What made the scientific method new in the Renaissance was its emphasis on observation as a route to knowledge. How do you know something is true? There are two possible roads to the truth: You can sit in your armchair and reason about what you think must be true, or you can go out and see what happens in the world.
Top answer
Hi, I take it to refer to the scientific method. That's clearly the focus of the sentence. Clive
- Hi, I take it to refer to the scientific method.
- That's clearly the focus of the sentence.
- Clive
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Hi,
I take it to refer to the scientific method. That's clearly the focus of the sentence.
Clive
I take it to refer to the scientific method. That's clearly the focus of the sentence.
Clive
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