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ulysse carthage
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who �s this? The answer is: This is my mother or She �s my mother. But I found someone writing: It �s my mother. As I know this sentence is false because "it" is used for an object, an animal or for the baby (who �s this? It �s a baby ). Am I wrong? Can we say : It �s my father or it �s my mother? Thanks |
19 Nov 2016
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yanogator
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I can �t give you an explanation for it, but "It �s my mother" is definitely correct. I �m guessing that it �s because "It" is referring to and replacing "This" in the sentence. Bruce |
19 Nov 2016
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Apodo
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Who is it? It �s my sister. Who �s at the door. It �s Jim Brown. |
19 Nov 2016
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yanogator
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Oh, I just noticed something, Ulysse. Your last example is "Who �s this?...It �s a baby." That isn �t correct. With a person of any age, the answer to "Who �s this?" should be a name. "It �s a baby" is the answer to "What �s this?" Bruce |
19 Nov 2016
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ulysse carthage
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Thank you much Bruce and Apodo. It �s very clear for me now. |
19 Nov 2016
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khaledxp
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When someone knocks at your door , you wonder : who is it ? This � � it is called the impersonal it ...something like a � � � grammatical it � � � The same thing applies for your sentence
..... There�s a famous song by Michel Johnson , Who Is it ??? ...it�s an answer to your question
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