A dummy pronoun, also known as an expletive pronoun, is a pronoun that does not refer to anything, and exists only to satisfy a syntactic requirement. For example, in the sentence "It rained" the English pronoun "it" is generally analyzed as a dummy pronoun, inserted to fill the subject position, but not referring to anything.
A dummy pronoun, also known as an expletive pronoun, is a pronoun that does not refer to anything, and exists only to satisfy a syntactic requirement. For example, in the sentence "It rained" the English pronoun "it" is generally analyzed as a dummy pronoun, inserted to fill the subject position, but not referring to anything.
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