0
Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
just because
Like many other land animals, elephants have four legs to move them around. But just because elephants have four legs doesn't mean they use them in the same way as other four-legged animals.
Can I restructure the last sentence like the below?
1. But just because elephants having four legs doesn't mean they use them in the same way as other four-legged animals.
2. But just because elephants have four legs, it doesn't mean they use them in the same way as other four-legged animals.
Can I restructure the last sentence like the below?
1. But just because elephants having four legs doesn't mean they use them in the same way as other four-legged animals.
2. But just because elephants have four legs, it doesn't mean they use them in the same way as other four-legged animals.
Top answer
Yes, you will hear it said both ways. Some people think that the insertion of it/that makes the structure more logical, but I don't really think it does.
- Yes, you will hear it said both ways.
- Some people think that the insertion of it/that makes the structure more logical, but I don't really think it does.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
3 Answers
0
Yes, you will hear it said both ways. Some people think that the insertion of it/that makes the structure more logical, but I don't really think it does.
00
moon72961. But just because elephants having four legs doesn't mean they use them in the same way as other four-legged animals.2. But just because elephants have four legs, it doesn't mean they use them in the same way as other four-legged animals.#2 is possible; #1 isn't.
00
I didn't notice the "ing" in #1. I thought it was the same sentence as in the original quotation. I agree with fivejedjon, of course.
0
Related Questions