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I don't understand why "Everyone loves that" is incorrect. Wouldn't "it" and "that" be interchangeable in this context?
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No. "Everyone loves that!" = "Iedereen houdt daarvan!"
het + van combines into ervan,
dat + van into daarvan,
dit + van into hiervan.
What's the difference between "Iedereen houdt van het" and "Iedereen houdt ervan"?
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I second the question. What you wrote actually suggests (to me) that "ervan" could be used interchangeably with "van het". Why/when do you have to combine such words into one?
It's not interchangeable, because "van het" is incorrect. You must use "ervan".
Anytime you would have a preposition with "het/dit/dat", it is turned into a pronominal adverb. This is not optional in Dutch. There's a detailed explanation here: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/24981906
