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Role of "it" in the sentence



 
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Role of "it" in the sentence Mon Aug 07, 2006 18:21 pm  Role of "it" in the sentence		  
Please, tell me what "it" is here
It is here that we meet every Sunday.
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Role of "it" in the sentence Mon Aug 07, 2006 18:23 pm  Role of "it" in the sentence		  
I think, Jane, it here is used for emphasis. It's emphatic it
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Role of "it" in the sentence Mon Aug 07, 2006 18:59 pm  Role of "it" in the sentence		  
Hi Jane

Pamela is right. The "standard" sentence would be "We meet here every Sunday". In your sentence the word here is emphasized by using the construction "It is here that we meet...."

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