TherUseofit一、Itcanbeusedasapronoun
Guangzhouisabeautifulcity,isn’tit
(Hereitisusedasapersonalpronoun
Whosebookisthat
ItisMary’s
(Hereitreferstothisorthat
It______isacutebaby
(Hereitisrefersababywhosesexwedon’tknow
)二.Hereimpersonalitcanbeusedtotalkabouttime,distance,weather,date,temperature,measure,environment,etc
1.Itisarainyday
(weather)2
Itis20kilometersfrommyhousetoJames’
(distance)3
ItisNovember11,2005
(date)4
Itis9o’clockatnight
(time)5
Itwasveryquietinthecafé
(environment)6
Itissummernow
(season)7
Itisabout20pound/kg
(measure)8
Itis36degreesnow
SoIfeelveryhot
(temperature)9
What’sthecostofthedictionary
(price)It’sthreedollars
三、Itcanbeusedasaanticipatory
(Hereitcanbeusedinthesubjectorobjectpositiontostandforaninfinitive,-ingformoraclause
)A(Hereitisusedasaformalsubject