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Moon7296 Posted 10 years ago
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What does it refer to
When artists realized that it was impossible to be more realistic than a photograph, they sought new ways of artistic expression. Monet said it best when he told a journalist: "I paint what I see; I paint what I remember and I paint what I feel."
Q) What does the underlined "it" refer to?
Q) What does the underlined "it" refer to?
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moon7296 What does the underlined "it" refer to? ". It refers to the whole idea that precedes — in this case, the entire preceding that -clause: that it was impossible to be ...
- moon7296 What does the underlined "it" refer to?
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- It refers to the whole idea that precedes — in this case, the entire preceding that -clause: that it was impossible to be ...
- artistic expression .
- "said it best" ~ "expressed this thought/idea best" CJ
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moon7296What does the underlined "it" refer to?"it" is rather vacuous in the expression "said it best when ...". It refers to the whole idea that precedes — in this case, the entire preceding that-clause: that it was impossible to be ... artistic expression.
"said it best" ~ "expressed this thought/idea best"
CJ
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