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Eulid Posted 12 years ago
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What is the function of the word "it" in the sentence?
What is the function of the word "it" in the following sentence?
We need to determine how long it takes the ball to fall 300 ft.
Is it we use the word "it" as a subject of the word "take"? Is the word "it" refers to the ball in the sentence?
We need to determine how long it takes the ball to fall 300 ft.
Is it we use the word "it" as a subject of the word "take"? Is the word "it" refers to the ball in the sentence?
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Hello, eulid—and welcome to English Forums. ''It' is a dummy subject; it has no referent.
- Hello, eulid—and welcome to English Forums.
- ''It' is a dummy subject; it has no referent.
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Hello, eulid—and welcome to English Forums.
''It' is a dummy subject; it has no referent.
''It' is a dummy subject; it has no referent.
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I love that "Coke is it!" has been put it to good use in their latest campaign. "It is Coke!" would have done, but reversing it gives it emphasis. "It" is such an overused word.
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wilpeter "It is Coke!" would have done, but reversing it gives it emphasis.I think it is more than that, wilpeter. 'It' there has a meaning akin to Webster's:
5.a crucial or climactic point <this is it>
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