zoezhuyan wrote:
anyone can help pronoun issue?
why it refers to Morocco in B, IMO, pronoun "it " is ambiguous, because the pronoun "it" can refer to Morocco, also Strait or Gibraltar
thanks in advance
have a nice day
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There is a causation relation in this sentence.
Why Morocco was of interest to the French?... because without Morocco, the French would be at a disadvantage.
From the context of the sentence the logical antecedent of "it" is "Morocco".
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