Joey_five Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
It vs There
Hi,
A student asked me about the difference between them but I were not able to give him a clear answer. (It's quite embarrassing @@) I know how and when to use them intuitively, but just have no idea how to explain. Can anyone help me on this??
BTW, is "impersonal subject" or "empty subject" the right term for them? I read it somewhere but just not very sure.
Thanks a million!
A student asked me about the difference between them but I were not able to give him a clear answer. (It's quite embarrassing @@) I know how and when to use them intuitively, but just have no idea how to explain. Can anyone help me on this??
BTW, is "impersonal subject" or "empty subject" the right term for them? I read it somewhere but just not very sure.
Thanks a million!
Top answer
I'll give it a first try... "It" is a pronoun (neutral), so it always refers to either a thing or a fact, or a (part of a) sentence. "There" is an adverb, so doesn't replace anything.
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I'll give it a first try...
"It" is a pronoun (neutral), so it always refers to either a thing or a fact, or a (part of a) sentence. "There" is an adverb, so doesn't replace anything. That's about as far as I can go, sorry!
"It" is a pronoun (neutral), so it always refers to either a thing or a fact, or a (part of a) sentence. "There" is an adverb, so doesn't replace anything. That's about as far as I can go, sorry!
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