Tell him to work on the context. Where does it usually rain (outside)?If it were raining 100 miles away would I mention it to you? What usually makes rain? when we use “it” in this context in English we mean the most likely thing “it” could be (and usually that’s like a 90%+ likelihood). If it were raining in the bedroom, that would require a qualifier, like I had to include.
So the sentence “It is raining”. Means “It is raining outside in my current location.” If I say “It is loud”. Means “The volume of the ambient noise where I am located is loud”.
If I mean it is raining on the plains in Spain I wouldn’t say "It’s raining " I would probably say “The rains in Spain fall mainly on the plains.”
Tell him to work on the context. Where does it usually rain (outside)?If it were raining 100 miles away would I mention it to you? What usually makes rain? when we use “it” in this context in English we mean the most likely thing “it” could be (and usually that’s like a 90%+ likelihood). If it were raining in the bedroom, that would require a qualifier, like I had to include.
So the sentence “It is raining”. Means “It is raining outside in my current location.” If I say “It is loud”. Means “The volume of the ambient noise where I am located is loud”. If I mean it is raining on the plains in Spain I wouldn’t say "It’s raining " I would probably say “The rains in Spain fall mainly on the plains.”