posted by rfvv Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 8:44am.

Question

---------------------------------------What does 1)it refer to?
Does 1) it refer to 'the musical pipe'? Or is 1) it "Situation It"?
Good! Now, hold the musical pipe and blow across each straw.
- 1)It's cool. How does 2)it make a sound?
What does 2)it refer to?
Does 2) it refer to 'the musical pipe' or 'each straw'?
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English - Writeacher Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 9:33am
1) In "It's cool!" it refers to the experience in general.

2) "It" refers to the musical pipe.

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English - Reed Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 9:34am
It refers to the instrument, the pipe.

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English - Reed Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 9:37am
Yes, in 1) it could refer to either the experience or the pipe itself.
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Good! Now, hold the musical pipe and blow across each straw.
- 1)It's cool. How does 2)it make a sound?

[Doesn't '2)it' refer to 'each straw'?]

Answer 1

I wouldn't take it that way. It takes multiple straws to make a pipe, and it's the whole pipe that makes the sound(s). That's why I take "it" to refer to the whole pipe, not each straw individually.