Breakdown of Пить воду полезно. Более того, она помогает пищеварению.
вода
water
она
she / it (for a feminine noun)
пить
to drink
помогать
to help
полезный
healthy, good for you (of food) / useful
пищеварение
digestion
более того
moreover (furthermore)
Questions & Answers about Пить воду полезно. Более того, она помогает пищеварению.
How does более того differ from кроме того, and why is it used in this sentence?
Более того (moreover / furthermore) is used to reinforce a point by adding something even stronger or more specific. It escalates the argument. Кроме того just adds another piece of information on the same level (besides / in addition). Here, helping digestion is framed as an even better, specific benefit that goes beyond just being generally healthy.
Why do we use the short-form neuter/adverb полезно instead of the feminine adjective полезная to match воду?
The word полезно doesn't describe the water itself; it describes the action of drinking (пить). When an infinitive verb acts as the subject of a sentence (like "Drinking is..."), the descriptive word that follows must be in the neuter short form or adverb form ending in -о.
Why is она used in the second sentence instead of это?
Она refers specifically back to the feminine noun вода (water). If the sentence wanted to say that the entire action of drinking is what helps digestion, it would use the neutral pronoun это (this / it).
Why is пищеварению (digestion) in the dative case here?
The verb помогать (to help) always requires its object to be in the dative case. In Russian, you don't just "help someone," you "give help TO someone or something," so it literally acts like "helps to digestion."
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