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Why is "it" used instead of "he/she" for human being in "it becomes a wise and virtuous man…"?
No. The sense of the passage is not "He/she becomes a wise and virtuous man" (?).
It refers to having recourse to such things (relaxation from work), which Aquinas says is becoming (...
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Why is "it" used instead of "he/she" for human being in "it becomes a wise and virtuous man…"?
"It" is here the neutral pronoun; it is used in a grammatical turn called "extraposition of a subject clause" (Quirk, A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, § 2.59 ...
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Is "What courses is everyone taking?" grammatical?
What courses is everyone taking?
This is technically grammatical, even though it may sound odd to a non-negligible amount of people. "What courses" is not a grammatical subject in this ...
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The "editorial we" - pronouns and number agreement
The editorial "we" is often used in formal or professional writing to represent a collective viewpoint, even if only one person is involved. Here are some insights into your specific ...
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