B6U3 Grammar The use of “it” (I) 1
用作代词⑴ 用作人称代词,代替前文出现的事物
Eg:Guangzhou is a beautiful city, isn’t it
练习:My pen is missing
I can ’ t find it anywhere
(我哪儿都找不到它)⑵ 指代动物,性别不明的人或婴儿
Eg:Is this your dog
No, it isn’t
Who is knocking at the door
It might be the poster
My wife gave birth to a baby yesterday
It weighed 4kg
练习:——Who is it
——It ’ s me, Henry
(是我,Henry
)⑶ 用以指代指示代词 this/that
Eg:——Whose book is that
——It’s Mary’s
——What’s this
——It’s a watch
练习: ——What’s this
——It ’ s a kind of food
(这是一种食物
用作非人称代词,表示时间,日期,地点,天气,距离,环境等
Eg:It is ten o’clock
(表示_______)时间,It's May 1, 2007
(表示_______)日期It is a good place which is worth a visit
(表示_______)地点It is a bit windy
(表示_______)天气It is four meters’ walk to the city center from my home
(表示_______)距离It was very quiet in the café