abdou01
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Hello there,
I saw these two sentences in an English course.
- Despite it raining, we played tennis.
- In spite of it raining, we played tennis.
I know that the sentences are correct, but my question is:
Why there is no verb between the subject "it" and the gerund "raining".
Thanks in advance
abdou
I saw these two sentences in an English course.
- Despite it raining, we played tennis.
- In spite of it raining, we played tennis.
I know that the sentences are correct, but my question is:
Why there is no verb between the subject "it" and the gerund "raining".
Thanks in advance
abdou