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Manh Nguyen Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Whoever it is??
Question 34: Please answer the phone for me. I don’t want to speak to ____ it is.
A. whenever B. whoever C. whenever D. whatever
The key says B, but I think there's something wrong. "it" is only used for things, not a person, so the sentence should be "I don't want to speak to whoever that is. Am I right?
A. whenever B. whoever C. whenever D. whatever
The key says B, but I think there's something wrong. "it" is only used for things, not a person, so the sentence should be "I don't want to speak to whoever that is. Am I right?
Top answer
No. We commonly say eg Look, it's Tom .
- No.
- We commonly say eg Look, it's Tom .
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I recalled that "it" will be used to refer to a person in some cases, as a subject. But what about the following case? Can it be used to refer to a baby:
Because not food is as nutritious for a baby as its mother’s milk, many women are returning to the practice of breast feeding.
Because not food is as nutritious for a baby as its mother’s milk, many women are returning to the practice of breast feeding.
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Yes, babies are commonly called 'it' in such general statements, and also in cases where their gender is not known or cared about.
But parents never say 'it''.
But parents never say 'it''.
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Manh NguyenBecauseYes, this is correct.notno food is as nutritious for a baby as its mother’s milk, many women are returning to the practice of breast feeding.
" . . . . as his mother's milk" is also correct, but less likely.
Technically, " . . . . as their mother's milk" may a
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