the pronoun ‘it’ in English, when it does not refer to a particular person or thing. In the sentences ‘It’s all right’ and ‘It’s important to eat plenty of green vegetables’, ‘it’ is an impersonal pronoun.
Synonyms and related words
Types and forms of pronouns
ablative
demonstrative pronoun
direct object
impersonal pronoun
noun countable linguistics
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Word Forms
singular
impersonal pronoun
plural
impersonal pronouns
DEFINITIONS1
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the pronoun ‘it’ in English, when it does not refer to a particular person or thing. In the sentences ‘It’s all right’ and ‘It’s important to eat plenty of green vegetables’, ‘it’ is an impersonal pronoun.