dodonaomik
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:up: Doctors generally agree that such factors as cigarette smoking, eating rich foods high in fats, and alcohol consumption not only do damage
by themselves but also aggravate genetic predispositions toward certain diseases.:tick:
:?:Originally I wanted to delete "by themselves" because after deletion I felt it was a very good sentence.
Now I don't know what "themselves" refers to. "Such factors" or "damage" or others?
In fact, in my understanding "do damage" obviously means that "such factors" do damage one's body, so...
Is really necessary to use "by themselves" here?
Sincere thanks!
by themselves but also aggravate genetic predispositions toward certain diseases.:tick:
:?:Originally I wanted to delete "by themselves" because after deletion I felt it was a very good sentence.
Now I don't know what "themselves" refers to. "Such factors" or "damage" or others?
In fact, in my understanding "do damage" obviously means that "such factors" do damage one's body, so...
Is really necessary to use "by themselves" here?
Sincere thanks!
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