What does "it" refer to in this context?
Hello~ In the following sentences below, what could the word "it" refer to?
that battle? Or the history and legacy of that battle?
Any comments would be welcomed. Thanks~
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Thus, a project whose theme was city parks contained a subgroup that spent 2 weeks researching the history
and current state of Tompkins Square Park, a Lower East Side institution in New York, which has been the site of a sometimes hotly contested battle over gentrification. Students in this group decided to unpack the history and legacy of that battle with each of them writing an analysis of it.
Top answer
In terms of grammar,'it' refers to that battle. In terms of meaning, 'it' also seems to refer to 'that battle'.
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In terms of grammar,'it' refers to that battle.
In terms of meaning, 'it' also seems to refer to 'that battle'.
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