"The drought has helped make this a disastrous year for Somalia."
Q. What does "this" refer to here?
By any chance, is "this a disastrous year" a meaningful chunk?
" Q. " By any chance, is "this a disastrous year" a meaningful chunk? I t's a chunk and it has meaning.
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"The drought has helped make this a disastrous year for Somalia."
Q. What does "this" refer to here?" The drought has helped make this year a disastrous year for Somalia."
By any chance, is "this a disastrous year" a meaningful chunk? It's a chunk and it has meaning.
But the word 'chunk" is not very precise.
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thanks3"The drought has helped make this a disastrous year for Somalia."
Q. What does "this" refer to here? year
By any chance, is "this a disastrous year" a meaningful chunk?
The fancy word for (meaningful) chunk is "constituent". No, it's not. 'this a' can'