it
The thing mentioned
You use it to designate a single thing that has no gender, or a living thing when the gender is not important: Wash the pot and put it in the cupboard. She picked up a bug and it bit her.
It is identical in form whether subject or object.
In some cases it is used to talk about people, when gender is unimportant or unknown: Someone came but I don’t know who it was.
It begins many clauses when the sentence’s main information is in the predicate: It‘s raining. How’s it going?
Magnetic personal appeal
- star powerFame-based influence
- magnetismForce between poles
- appealFormal review request
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
presence · charm · je ne sais quoi · sex appeal · the thing
Matter under discussion
- objectTangible entity or aim
- neuterRemove fertility surgically
- gender-neutralWithout sex distinction
- third-personGrammatical category for others
antecedent · referent · anaphora · nominative · accusative · inanimate · impersonal · expletive
Unspecified entity or matter
Identifier or classifier
- chaseRapid following of quarry
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- recessPause in activity
- children's gameStructured play for youth
freeze tag · caught · chasing · schoolyard
charisma
Magnetic personal appeal
- star powerFame-based influence
- magnetismForce between poles
- appealFormal review request
allure · presence · charm · je ne sais quoi · sex appeal · the thing
subject
Matter under discussion
- objectTangible entity or aim
- neuterRemove fertility surgically
- gender-neutralWithout sex distinction
third-person · antecedent · referent · anaphora · nominative · accusative · inanimate · impersonal · expletive · placeholder
thing
Unspecified entity or matter
tag
Identifier or classifier
- chaseRapid following of quarry
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- recessPause in activity
children's game · freeze tag · caught · chasing · schoolyard