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CarolCAI
What does "IT" mean?? I've read a sentence in the book THE ART OF THINKING CLEARLY today. "Not too long ago, a rather maudlin friend remarked that it bordered on the miraculous that he -- yes, he - ever existed." I wanna know what does "it" exactly mean in this sentence? Thanks.
Jul 17, 2014 4:14 PM
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This is an impersonal 'it'. The simplified version of the phrase is: "It is almost miraculous that he ever existed" It's the same as saying: "It is nice that you gave me flowers" Some people call this a 'dummy subject' because the 'it' doesn't refer to anyone or anything.
July 17, 2014
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The fact of his life.
July 17, 2014
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Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Spanish
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