What does it refer to?
How to Make Brownies
1. Put some flour, sugar, cocoa, and salt it a bowl.
2. Mix all of them well with a large spoon.
3. Add oil and water to the bowl and mix again.
4. Place the bowl in the microwave and heat it for 50 seconds.
Q: What does it refer to?
a. bowl
b. the bowl
c. microwave
d. the microwave
e. the bowl in the microwave
The answer is b ,but I think that e is also possible or more correct or the both should be the right answer.
Is there a particular reason the only answer is b. the bowl? And could you give me any reason why e. the bowl in the microwave is wrong in the question?
Thank you so much as usual in advance.
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Hans51 And could you give me any reason why e. the bowl in the microwave is wrong in the question? The bowl in the microwave is not an entity that appears in the text.
- Hans51 And could you give me any reason why e.
- the bowl in the microwave is wrong in the question?
- The bowl in the microwave is not an entity that appears in the text.
- "In the microwave" is adverbial and applies to the verb "place".
- If you ask me, "bowl" is also right, but if you suppose a pronoun to be a placeholder where you plug in the antecedent, I guess it has to be "the bowl".
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Hans51And could you give me any reason why e. the bowl in the microwave is wrong in the question?
The bowl in the microwave is not an entity that appears in the text. "In the microwave" is adverbial and applies to the verb "place".
If you ask me, "bowl" is also right, but if you suppose a pronoun to be a placeholder where you plug in the antecedent, I
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