Sono and sore are used to refer to what was just mentioned.
Example Alice : Toire wa doko desu ka.
"Where is the rest room?"
Kuno : Kaidan no migi ni 21ban kyooshitsu ga arimasu.
"Room 21 is on the right of the stairs."
Alice : Hai.
"I see."
Kuno : Toire wa sono mae desu.
"The rest room is in front of it."
Sore was introduced in Lesson 2, NOTES ON SENTENCE GRAMMAR II. The function of sore in Lesson 2 is different from sore as used in the conversation above. Sore can also be used to indicate something that was just mentioned.
Sono in the above stands for 21ban kyooshitsu no.
Examples
Kinoo sakana o tabemashita. Sore wa oishikatta desu.
"I ate fish yesterday, It was good."
A : Kinoo Satoo san ni aimashita.
"I met Mr. Satoo yesterday."
B : Sono hito wa donna hito desu ka.
"What kind of person is he?"
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