What was it like when you were a teenager?

[diamondcutter]

#1. Research Family History
Encourage your teen to visit older family members and interview them, they could use tablet or smartphone to video some of the conversation. Things to ask about:
What was it like when you were a teenager?
Were your parents strict?
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Source: https://www.mykidstime.com/things-to-do/50-fun-activities-for-teens-to-do-in-the-summer/

In the first question, does the pronoun “it” refer to “your life" ?

 

[probus]

Perhaps, but not necessarily. In this context "it" is what we call a dummy pronoun. The first of the two questions could be reworded as 'What were things like ..." or

"What was life like ...",