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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

What the provisional subject "it" indicates

* SOPA-Stop Online Piracy Act
But really, what does SOPA mean for the average website owner? Again, it is uncertain the effect it will have. One thing is certain, however, that websites that are on shared IP addresses may be in trouble.
<"Understanding the SOPA Bill: For the Average Internet User" in Colocation America http://www.colocationamerica.com/blog/understanding-the-sopa-bill-for-the-average-internet-user.htm>

I'd like to know whether the provisional subject "it" indicates "the effect" or "(that) it will have the effect."
Thank you in advance for your help.

Original : Again, it is uncertain the effect it will have.
Assumption 1: Again, it is uncertain the effect (which) it will have.
Assumption 2: Again, it is uncertain (that) the effect it will have?the object "effect" is fronted.

Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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It is uncertain ... The "anticipatory" it. " It is uncertain what effect it will have.

— AlpheccaStars

  • It is uncertain ...
  • The "anticipatory" it.
  • " It is uncertain what effect it will have.
  • The pronoun here refers to some action previously mentioned.
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It is uncertain ... The "anticipatory" it. The pronoun refers to "the effect it will have."
It is uncertain what effect it will have. The pronoun here refers to some action previously mentioned.

Here is a good reference on the various uses of "it."
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Thank you, AlpheccaStars, for your kind answer.Emotion: smile

From the point of view of non-native speaker, I couldn't easily choose the
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I'd like to hear from any helpers willing to answer my question.
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park sang joonI'd like to know whether the provisional subject "it" indicates "the effect" or "(that) it will have the effect."
I assume that by 'provisional subject it' you mean the same thing that I mean by 'dummy it'.

The second 'it' is 'SOPA', so you have "It is uncertain the effect SOPA will have".

This is equivalent to "Th
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Thank you, Mr. Jim, so much for your so very helpful answer.Emotion: yes
There is no verb for the subject "the effect".
How about "It is
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park sang joonthe effect it will have
Is "the effect" an object of the verb "have" in "the effect it will have"?

Is "the effect it will have" a noun phrase?

Can determiners "which" and "what" precede the noun "effect" as substitutes of "the" in the clause "the effect it will have"?
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tkacka15Is "the effect it will have" a noun phrase?
Yes.
The noun effect and its modifying relative clause form a noun phrase.
tkacka15Can determiners "which" and "what" precede the noun "effect" as substitutes of "the" in the clause "the effect it will have"?
Yes.
It is uncertain what effect it will have.
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park sang joonHow about "It is uncertain that the SOPA will have the effect"?
That is a complete sentence; however, it does not have the same meaning as what is written in the original text you asked about. Moreover, it doesn't seem to have a very coherent meaning at all out of context. Presumably, previous sentences would clarify what "the effect" refers to
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