In "It is raining", what does "It" refer to?
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"It's cold today" -- what term do linguists use to call "it" when it's used as the subject of a sentence, but has no real antecedent?
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Omitting "is", like in "I think it strange"
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Question about a single event with a plural ending
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What's the meaning of "as it did" in this sentence?
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"Its" and "it's" - how to remember?
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The function of "it" in "I hate it when..."
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What is "it" in the following sentence: It is clear that Bob likes doughnuts
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Grammatically, what is "It" in the following sentence?
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dummy "it" + was/were?
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What does  mean?
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Why is there a distinction between "its" and "it's"?
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"It is time now" or "It is now time"?
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Would you please tell me what "than that of" means here?
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"It is to be discussed", what is the infinitive doing in this sentence?
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Why do we say "is it" when asking a question rather than "it is"?
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What does "it" refer to in, "Strange as it may seem..."?
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When is this vs. when this is