Question

Read the sentences pulled from the passage above. Decide if each sentence uses or doesn’t use “there” or “it” in the subject position. On March 17, 2013, there was a meteoroid impact on the surface of the moon. doesn't use uses Although lunar impacts are relatively common, this one was unique in its luminosity. uses doesn't use It is a fact that this explosion shone ten times brighter than any lunar impact witnessed since a monitoring program began eight years ago, according to Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. uses doesn't use In fact, the March 17 explosion was so bright that a person could have seen it without the aid of a telescope. doesn't use uses Contrary to what people may assume, the meteoroid that caused this explosion was not large in size. doesn't use uses It was about 40 kg in weight and was just 0.3 to 0.4 meters in width. doesn't use uses Read the following sentences and then select the best revision for each. If no revision is needed, select "No revision is needed." There was a confrontation between our foreman and the new electrician. No revision is needed. It was our foreman who confronted the new electrician. Our foreman and the new electrician confronted each other. It's a residence of a gopher in that hole. No revision is needed. A gopher resides in that hole. It is that hole in which a gopher resides. The scarf complements his outfit. No revision is needed. It is the scarf complementing his outfit. It is his outfit that is complemented by the scarf.

Read the sentences pulled from the passage above. Decide if each sentence uses or doesn’t use “there” or “it” in the subject position.
On March 17, 2013, there was a meteoroid impact on the surface of the moon.

doesn't use
uses
Although lunar impacts are relatively common, this one was unique in its luminosity.

uses
doesn't use
It is a fact that this explosion shone ten times brighter than any lunar impact witnessed since a monitoring program began eight years ago, according to Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office.

uses
doesn't use
In fact, the March 17 explosion was so bright that a person could have seen it without the aid of a telescope.

doesn't use
uses
Contrary to what people may assume, the meteoroid that caused this explosion was not large in size.

doesn't use
uses
It was about 40 kg in weight and was just 0.3 to 0.4 meters in width.

doesn't use
uses
Read the following sentences and then select the best revision for each. If no revision is needed, select "No revision is needed."
There was a confrontation between our foreman and the new electrician.

No revision is needed.
It was our foreman who confronted the new electrician.
Our foreman and the new electrician confronted each other.
It's a residence of a gopher in that hole.

No revision is needed.
A gopher resides in that hole.
It is that hole in which a gopher resides.
The scarf complements his outfit.

No revision is needed.
It is the scarf complementing his outfit.
It is his outfit that is complemented by the scarf.

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