3 Il pronome it Personal pronoun it animali anticipa atmosferico giorni impersonali neonato oggettiva oggetto omette prezzi soggetto telefonica FORMA It il pronome personale neutro di terza persona singolare: ....................................... complemento It is an old landline telephone. I bought it in a flea market. I only paid £1 for it. USO Si usa con riferimento: a cose ad ....................................... di cui non si conosce il sesso o insetti a concetti astratti al tempo ....................................... e la temperatura all orario ai ....................................... della settimana alle date ai ....................................... alla distanza What is it? It s ruler. Look at that dog. I think it s a spaniel. It s an excellent idea. It s foggy and chilly. What time is it? Today it s Sunday. It s 22nd April 2021. How much is it? How far is it from your school? It s ten o clock. It s £ 50.85. Si usa anche: It takes him about half an hour to get to work. con espressioni ....................................... per annunciare una persona o annunciarsi And now, ladies and gentlemen, a great artist. It s Tom Wittaker! all inizio di una conversazione ....................................... Hello, who is it? It s Marta here. con i verbi di percezione come feel, look, see, seem, smell, sound, taste It seems incredible! It looks interesting! nelle espressioni: it + aggettivo/nome + infinito, in cui it ....................................... l infinito It s better to buy the tickets in advance. It s a shame not to be there. dopo alcuni verbi come believe, consider, find, judge, make, think, con cui it anticipa una frase ....................................... I find it difficult to understand him. Il pronome it 17