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Hi all, Can someone help me understand when it's alright for 'it' to be present in a sentence (other than of course it being used as a pronoun for a noun). To explain my doubt better consider the below example:
The forts of the dynasty were so marvelously constructed that the enthusiasts of architectural studies on their visits to the dynasty's ruling centers found it hard to leave the premises of the monuments.
What role is the 'it' playing in this case or what does it refer to?
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StringArgs could you share the complete SC question , because there seems to be some part of a ',' missing well 'it' is used as a singular antecedent for a noun or can be used as a placeholder to postpone infinitive or that clause..
in the given sentence singular antecedent 'it' is acting as a place holder with an infinitive 'to leave'..
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Hi all, Can someone help me understand when it's alright for 'it' to be present in a sentence (other than of course it being used as a pronoun for a noun). To explain my doubt better consider the below example:
The forts of the dynasty were so marvelously constructed that the enthusiasts of architectural studies on their visits to the dynasty's ruling centers found it hard to leave the premises of the monuments.
What role is the 'it' playing in this case or what does it refer to?
The forts of the dynasty were so marvelously constructed that the enthusiasts of architectural studies on their visits to the dynasty's ruling centers found it hard to leave the premises of the monuments.
What role is the 'it' playing in this case or what does it refer to?
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So, the question we should be asking is: the enthusiasts...found what hard?
Answer: to leave the premises of the monuments.
So, "it" refers to the infinitive phrase "to leave the premises of the monuments".
p.s. Our book EducationAisle Sentence Correction Nirvana discusses this usage of "it", its application and examples in significant detail. If you or someone is interested, PM me your email-id; I can mail the corresponding section.
Hi there Archit3110, the above doubt stemmed from an example given in Expert global's SC study material. As I'm new to the club so cannot attach the picture however I can confirm that the sentence in the example has no commas.
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