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Tashiro Posted 16 years ago
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Hi, teachers. Please help me.
"He showed that vocabulary level is the best predictor of success, be it academic, financial, or professional."
What is "be it" in the sentence above? Is it necessary?
"He showed that vocabulary level is the best predictor of success, be it academic, financial, or professional."
What is "be it" in the sentence above? Is it necessary?
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tashiro What is " be it " in the sentence above? Is it necessary? It means "(no matter) whether it is", and it is necessary.
- tashiro What is " be it " in the sentence above?
- Is it necessary?
- It means "(no matter) whether it is", and it is necessary.
- CJ
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tashiroWhat is "be it" in the sentence above? Is it necessary?It means "(no matter) whether it is", and it is necessary.
CJ
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Tashiro:
(1) You have asked a really good question.
(2) In my non-expert opinion:
(a) The complete sentence is probably something like:
He showed that vocabulary level is the best predictor of success, whether that success is academic, financial, or professional success.
(b) But there is a shorter and more elegant way:
He showed that vocab
(1) You have asked a really good question.
(2) In my non-expert opinion:
(a) The complete sentence is probably something like:
He showed that vocabulary level is the best predictor of success, whether that success is academic, financial, or professional success.
(b) But there is a shorter and more elegant way:
He showed that vocab
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