Can I say "the reference is about"?1. It's what it refers to. It's what it's about.
The to-prepositional phrase, here in subject complement position, further qualifies the subject noun phrase, reference:View attachment 6056
What does “The reference is to” mean? Can we just say “The reference is”?
Does “is to” mean “point to”?
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