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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
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1.Australian embryologists have found evidence to suggest that the elephant is descended from an aquatic animal, and its trunk originally evolved as a kind of snorkel.
2.Australian embryologists have found evidence to suggest that the elephant is descended from an aquatic animal and that its trunk originally evolved as a kind of snorkel.
Guys,
1.In sentence 1 does it mean that second independent clause is not the part of the evidence?.. I mean embryologists have only found evidence to suggest that the elephant is descended from an aquatic animal not that its trunk originally evolved as...?
2.Is there any difference between 1&2?
2.Australian embryologists have found evidence to suggest that the elephant is descended from an aquatic animal and that its trunk originally evolved as a kind of snorkel.
Guys,
1.In sentence 1 does it mean that second independent clause is not the part of the evidence?.. I mean embryologists have only found evidence to suggest that the elephant is descended from an aquatic animal not that its trunk originally evolved as...?
2.Is there any difference between 1&2?
Top answer
pokh In sentence 1 does it mean that second independent clause is not the part of the evidence? Technically, yes. But people make this error all the time, and most readers will assume the "that," or at least assume the proper meaning.
- pokh In sentence 1 does it mean that second independent clause is not the part of the evidence?
- Technically, yes.
- But people make this error all the time, and most readers will assume the "that," or at least assume the proper meaning.
- The second "that" should be included.
- The reason you must repeat the "that" is that the verb structure is not parallel.
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pokhIn sentence 1 does it mean that second independent clause is not the part of the evidence?Technically, yes. But people make this error all the time, and most readers will assume the "that," or at least assume the proper meaning.
The second "that" should be included.
The reason you must repeat the "that" is that the verb structure is not para
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