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Understanding Nonreferential "It" and "There" by Ronald Quita Fortaliza is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses nonreferential "it" and "there" in English. These subjects have no clearly defined antecedent and can be difficult for ESL/EFL students. Studies have shown that speakers of other languages may produce ungrammatical sentences in English due to differences in subject requirements across languages. Nonreferential "it" is used for time, distance, weather, and environment and takes a singular verb. "There" is used to introduce new information and make topic shifts in both spoken and writt
- Author
- Ronald Quita Fortaliza
- Language
- EN