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It smells like something is burning.

(Is this sentence correct? What does 'It' refer to?)
15 years ago

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Ms. Sue
Yes, it's correct.

It is an indefinite pronoun referring to the smell.

15 years ago
rfvv
Personal pronoun? And then is' like' 'as if' or 'as'?
15 years ago
Ms. Sue
Using "like" is perfectly acceptable in informal writing.


15 years ago

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