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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Use of the pronoun IT

My hat kept falling off my head because it was too big.

In the sentence above, does "it" refer to "head" or "hat"?
  

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Hi, My hat kept falling off my head because it was too big. In the sentence above, does "it" refer to "head" or "hat"? Grammatically,'head'.

— Clive

  • Hi, My hat kept falling off my head because it was too big.
  • In the sentence above, does "it" refer to "head" or "hat"?
  • Grammatically,'head'.
  • But idiomatic meaning, as well as context, must also be considered.
  • If this were said by a native speaker, I would be surprised if the intended reference were to 'head'.
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Hi,

My hat kept falling off my head because it was too big.

In the sentence above, does "it" refer to "head" or "hat"?

Grammatically,'head'. But idiomatic meaning, as well as context, must also be considered. If this were said by a native speaker, I would be
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