English Language & Usage Asked on May 14, 2021
I read the following sentence on the leading corporation in a corruption-infested country.
Its path to the top was strewn with secret deals, price fixing,
bribery, tax evasion and more, all of it overseen by an
ultrasecretive, ultrarich family ready to use every means at its
disposal to stay in command.
What does the pronoun "it" refer to?
Given the pronoun "it" represents a singular noun, logically, "it" in the sentence apparently refers to "its path to the top."
But the phrase "all of it" somehow sounds plural.
It means that all of the cheating (price fixing, secret deals etc...), were overseen by ultrasecretive, ultrarich family.
So the sentence should look like:
... all of the cheating overseen by an ultrasecretive, ultrarich family...
Answered by U11-Forward on May 14, 2021
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