ARW 3 - THE PRONOUN 'IT'

“The plan looked perfect on paper, but in practice it turned into a disaster.”
What does it refer to?

• The physical paper

• The plan itself

• The disaster

“She didn’t want to speak in front of the audience, and it made her extremely nervous.”
What does it refer to?

• The audience

• The act of speaking in front of them

• Her nervousness

In the sentence “He was offered a scholarship, but he refused it,” the pronoun it refers to the idea of being offered something.

• true

• false

“They argued for hours about politics. In the end, it ruined their friendship.”
What does it refer to?

• The argument

• Politics as a topic

• Their friendship

“The company delayed the project twice. It frustrated the investors.”
What does it refer to?

• The delay situation

• The investors

• The project’s topic

“The teacher explained the grammar rule several times, but the students still didn’t get it.”

What does it refer to?

• The times she explained

• The teacher

• The grammar rule

“He said he was sorry, but he didn’t mean it.”
What does it refer to?

• The situation of being sorry

• His apology

• His feelings

In “She didn’t expect to win the competition, but it gave her new confidence,”

it refers to the entire situation of winning unexpectedly.

• true

• false

“The evidence was strong, but in court it wasn’t enough to convict him.”
What does it refer to?

• The court

• The conviction

• The evidence

“He promised to call her back, but when he didn’t, it upset her even more.”

What does it refer to?

• Her emotions

• The promise

• The act of not calling