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Prnoun Question Is IT ambigious

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viveksunder.vs
 Post subject: Prnoun Question Is IT ambigious
 Post Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:22 am 
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Japan's abundant rainfall and the typically mild temperature throughout most of the country have produced a lush vegetation cover and, despite the mountainous terrain and generally poor soils, it has made possible the raising of a variety of crops.

A. it has made possible the raising of
B. has made possible fro them to raise
C. have made it possible to raise
D. have made it possible for raising
E. thus making it possible for them to raise.

What exactly is IT referring to?
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raghava_bharadwaj
 Post subject: Re: Prnoun Question Is IT ambigious
 Post Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:23 am 
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What is the OA ?
My pick would be C.
It refers to " raise variety of crops"
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RonPurewal
 Post subject: Re: Prnoun Question Is IT ambigious
 Post Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:39 am 
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the correct answer is definitely (c).

only (c) and (d) contain a verb that is properly parallel to "have produced", and choice (d) contains the unidiomatic "possible for ___ing" while (c) contains the correct version, "possible to (infinitive)".

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this is a special idiomatic construction in which the "it" actually doesn't have to stand for anything.
i posted about that construction on this thread; go have a look.
yes, i know, exceptions to rules are not fun. but "it" is a rogue pronoun this way; there are just a handful of constructions in which it doesn't have to stand for anything.
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viveksunder.vs
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 Post Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:08 pm 
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Thanks Ron - Owe you big time ma friend!
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RonPurewal
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 Post Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:24 am 
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viveksunder.vs wrote:
Thanks Ron - Owe you big time ma friend!


you're welcome.
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