sbby
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Is this an example of catephoric reference -- referring forward in the text.
"It is impossible to understand South Africa today without appreciating the effects of Mandela's complex answer." Does "it" at the beginning of the sentence refer to "understand South Africa today without appreciating the effects of Mandela's complex answer"?
I don't think "it" is a pronoun here. By the way, is there a term for this kind of sentence?
The following sentence would be an example using catephoric reference.
"Having cleaned it, he returned the ball to the bowler." ("it" refers forward to "the ball")
Thanks a lot.
"It is impossible to understand South Africa today without appreciating the effects of Mandela's complex answer." Does "it" at the beginning of the sentence refer to "understand South Africa today without appreciating the effects of Mandela's complex answer"?
I don't think "it" is a pronoun here. By the way, is there a term for this kind of sentence?
The following sentence would be an example using catephoric reference.
"Having cleaned it, he returned the ball to the bowler." ("it" refers forward to "the ball")
Thanks a lot.