What does 'it' refer to here, 'I have a toothache. It hurts a lot.'
Does it refer to 'My toothache hurts a lot'?

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What does 'it' refer to here, 'I have a toothache. It hurts a lot.'
Does it refer to 'My toothache hurts a lot'?

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Yes, the pronoun "it" is replacing "toothache."

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"It" here is referring to, in a general sense, wherever you are having pain. In the case of a toothache, it would be your mouth. The meaning of "it" in this context would be derived from context. So you could also say, "I have a toothache. My mouth hurts a lot".

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Yep.