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'?

Answered by rfvv
I understand your explanation.
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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