Asked by rfvv
Posted by rfvv on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 12:22pm.
An airplane is a vehicle with wings and one or more engines that enable it to fly through
the air
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In this sentence, what does 'it' refer to? Does 'it' refer to 'an airplane' or 'a device'? •English - Steve, Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 1:25pm
I'd say device.
It's a device with wings and engines.
The whole mechanism is called an airplane.
•English - rfvv, Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 9:47pm
An airplane is a vehicle with wings and one or more engines that enable itself to fly through the air
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Thank you for your help. If 'it' refers to 'a device', don't we use 'itself'?
An airplane is a vehicle with wings and one or more engines that enable it to fly through
the air
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In this sentence, what does 'it' refer to? Does 'it' refer to 'an airplane' or 'a device'? •English - Steve, Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 1:25pm
I'd say device.
It's a device with wings and engines.
The whole mechanism is called an airplane.
•English - rfvv, Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 9:47pm
An airplane is a vehicle with wings and one or more engines that enable itself to fly through the air
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Thank you for your help. If 'it' refers to 'a device', don't we use 'itself'?
Answers
Answered by
rfvv
I understand your explanation.
I found my mistake.
You could delete this posting.
I found my mistake.
You could delete this posting.
Answered by
Writeacher
<b>An airplane is a vehicle with wings and one or more engines that enable it to fly through the air.</b>
In that sentence, the pronoun "it" is referring to its direct antecedent -- "vehicle."
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/pronounreference.htm
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In that sentence, the pronoun "it" is referring to its direct antecedent -- "vehicle."
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/pronounreference.htm
Read ALL of this.