Difference between revisions of "It"

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(Dummy pronoun)
(Subject Pronoun)
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=Subject Pronoun=
 
=Subject Pronoun=
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==Referential==
 
*It seems to be injured. (animal)
 
*It seems to be injured. (animal)
 
*It looks broken. (machine)
 
*It looks broken. (machine)
 
*It comes from Thailand.  (thing)
 
*It comes from Thailand.  (thing)
*It's raining.  (impersonal non-referential subject)
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*It happens. (<i>idem</i>)
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==Dummy pronoun==
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<i>pronom impersonnel</i>
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It's raining nuts and squirrels.
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==Limit cases==
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It's hard, isn't it?
  
 
=Object pronoun=
 
=Object pronoun=

Revision as of 15:53, 18 May 2013

Subject Pronoun

Referential

  • It seems to be injured. (animal)
  • It looks broken. (machine)
  • It comes from Thailand. (thing)

Dummy pronoun

pronom impersonnel

It's raining nuts and squirrels.

Limit cases

It's hard, isn't it?

Object pronoun

  • Read it! (it = text)
  • Watch it! (it = movie / your behavior)