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Just as painted designs on Greek pots may seem today to be purely decorative, whereas in fact they were carefully and precisely worked out so that at the time, [sic] their meaning was clear, so it is with Chinese pots.

 

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Hi everybody, my question is about the antecedent of "it", and what is the reference of "was"?

sample taken from a Toefl exam

Just as painted designs on Greek pots may seem today to be purely decorative, whereas in fact they were carefully and precisely worked out so that at the time, [sic] their meaning was clear, so it is with Chinese pots.

(langlib.com)

Hi everybody, my question is about the antecedent of "it", and what is the reference of "was"?

sample taken from a Toefl exam

Just as painted designs on Greek pots may seem today to be purely decorative, whereas in fact they were carefully and precisely worked out so that at the time their meaning was clear, so it is with Chinese pots.

(langlib.com)

Hi everybody, my question is about the antecedent of "it", and what is the reference of "was"?

sample taken from a Toefl exam

Just as painted designs on Greek pots may seem today to be purely decorative, whereas in fact they were carefully and precisely worked out so that at the time, [sic] their meaning was clear, so it is with Chinese pots.

(langlib.com)

Hi everybody, my question is about the antecedent of "it", and what is the reference of "was"?

sample taken from a Toefl exam

Just as painted designs on Greek pots may seem today to be purely decorative, whereas in fact they were carefully and precisely worked out so that at the time, their meaning was clear, so it is with Chinese pots.

(langlib.com)

Hi everybody, my question is about the antecedent of "it", and what is the reference of "was"?

sample taken from a Toefl exam

Just as painted designs on Greek pots may seem today to be purely decorative, whereas in fact they were carefully and precisely worked out so that at the time their meaning was clear, so it is with Chinese pots.

(langlib.com)

Hi everybody, my question is about the antecedent of "it", and what is the reference of "was"?