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Is "it" answer or question?

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Emerald214
 
Mon 9 Oct, 2017 10:38 am
"Knowledge is power. If you could know the answer to anyone's question about yourself or anything else in the world, what would it be? Why?"

This essay question was given by my teacher. As I understand, "it" means "the answer to anyone's question... " but my friend argues that "it" means "the question". Who is right? What is "it" in "what would it be?"?

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InfraBlue
 
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Mon 9 Oct, 2017 11:03 am
@Emerald214,
The pronoun "it" is ambiguous in this sentence. I assume the sentence is being used deliberately in a theological and philosophical way.

In any regard, I take "it" to refer to the ability to know the answer to anyone's question about yourself or anything else in the world.
dalehileman
 
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Tue 10 Oct, 2017 10:39 pm
@InfraBlue,
Nah Infra. Clearly 'it' is the 'answer'
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