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I hate it when he is lazy: What does 'it' refer to?



 
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Expression: 'The workshop lasted two days' | It was I who was wrong VERSUS It is I who was wrong
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I hate it when he is lazy: What does 'it' refer to? Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:58 am  I hate it when he is lazy: What does 'it' refer to?
 

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This is just an introductory-it in the middle of a sentence. It serves the same purpose: to postpone another sentence element (here, when he is lazy) to a position of greater emphasis.
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