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Usage of 'it'

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gmatwork
 Post subject: Usage of 'it'
 Post Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:38 pm 
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Hi,

I sometimes get confused between the regular usage of 'it' and the place holder usage (in which 'it' is used a place holder). Can you please help me in understanding how to avoid mixing up the two uses of 'it' ?
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tim
 Post subject: Re: Usage of 'it'
 Post Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 3:45 am 
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can you give examples of what you mean by "regular usage" and "place holder"?

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gmatwork
 Post subject: Re: Usage of 'it'
 Post Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:51 pm 
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Regular usage -(it has an antecedent)

The book was expensive since it was a bestseller.

Place Holder -(it does not have an antecedent)

It is a wonderful day.
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tim
 Post subject: Re: Usage of 'it'
 Post Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 2:54 am 
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sounds like you have a good understanding of the difference between these two. as long as you have a couple of canonical examples such as these in mind, you should be able to tell the difference just fine..

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