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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
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What does 'it' refer to here?
"The government has vowed to take action, but it could prove to be complicated."
Here in the sentence, does 'it' refer to 'take action' or 'action' or 'the whole sentence'?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
Here in the sentence, does 'it' refer to 'take action' or 'action' or 'the whole sentence'?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
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It could be the action that is complicated, but it is more likely that whatever it is that the government has vowed to take action about is considered to be complicated. Only the context would confirm one or the other.
- It could be the action that is complicated, but it is more likely that whatever it is that the government has vowed to take action about is considered to be complicated.
- Only the context would confirm one or the other.
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It could be the action that is complicated, but it is more likely that whatever it is that the government has vowed to take action about is considered to be complicated. Only the context would confirm one or the other.
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