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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
is this sentence correct?
I found this sentence in World in Balance. But I don't get what this mean.
This despite the fact that the Ordinance’s author, Thomas Jefferson, had been toying with the idea of a decimal system of weights and measures tied to a seconds pendulum.
Does the word "despite" use verb in this sentence?
Or 'this despite the fact that' is kind of expression?
Thank you in advance.
This despite the fact that the Ordinance’s author, Thomas Jefferson, had been toying with the idea of a decimal system of weights and measures tied to a seconds pendulum.
Does the word "despite" use verb in this sentence?
Or 'this despite the fact that' is kind of expression?
Thank you in advance.
Top answer
Anonymous This despite the fact that ... More often: This, despite the fact that ... In other words This (which was just said in the previous sentence) is true, despite the fact that ...
- Anonymous This despite the fact that ...
- More often: This, despite the fact that ...
- In other words This (which was just said in the previous sentence) is true, despite the fact that ...
- This is an unusual construction because it abbreviates the entire main clause as the single word this .
- CJ
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AnonymousThis despite the fact that ...More often: This, despite the fact that ...
In other words
This (which was just said in the previous sentence) is true, despite the fact that ...
This is an unusual construction because it abbreviates the entire main clause as the single word this.
CJ
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