‘Forgiveness retroactively rewrites the terms of the original confession—a perfect example of “positing the presupposition.”’ 'The guilty interval between confession and response opens a chasm in which time starts again and the world is suddenly reinvented.’ 'It is’ 'unspecified what exactly is being acknowledged, conceded, or forgiven.’
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I'd like to know exactly what it denotes.
'It' = 'what exactly is being acknowledged, conceded, or forgiven'
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'It' = 'what exactly is being acknowledged, conceded, or forgiven'
Mister Micawber'It' = 'what exactly is being acknowledged, conceded, or forgiven'
Thanks. I falsely supposed that was like "It is unspecified N(wh clause)" construction. (modifier: unspecified, complement: wh clause)