Question 3 )
Although various eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American poets had professed an interest in Native American poetry and had pretended to imitate Native American forms in their own works,until almost 1900, scholars and critics did not begin seriously to study traditional Native American poetry in native languages.
The official answer : option E ) it was not until almost 1900 that scholars and critics seriously began studying .
Can anyone tell me where does "it" in the above answer refer to ? In my opinion "it" can refer to either a noun or a pronoun. I don't think "it" does that in the above example. Please clarify .
Thanks
Bala
Although various eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American poets had professed an interest in Native American poetry and had pretended to imitate Native American forms in their own works,until almost 1900, scholars and critics did not begin seriously to study traditional Native American poetry in native languages.
The official answer : option E ) it was not until almost 1900 that scholars and critics seriously began studying .
Can anyone tell me where does "it" in the above answer refer to ? In my opinion "it" can refer to either a noun or a pronoun. I don't think "it" does that in the above example. Please clarify .
Thanks
Bala
