Breakdown of El que ellos conozcan el método es una gran ventaja.
ser
to be
una
a, an (feminine)
ellos
they
conocer
to know (people, places)
que
that / than
la ventaja
the advantage
grande
great, outstanding
el método
the method
Questions & Answers about El que ellos conozcan el método es una gran ventaja.
Why do we start the sentence with El que instead of just Que?
While you can start a sentence with Que to mean 'That...', adding El makes it sound more natural and noun-like, translating closely to 'The fact that...'. It packages the whole idea into the subject of the sentence. Without El, Que ellos conozcan el método... is grammatically correct but sounds a bit more formal or literary.
Why is conozcan in the subjunctive here?
Is the pronoun ellos strictly necessary, or could I just say El que conozcan...?
Why is it gran ventaja instead of grande ventaja?
Could I use sepan (from saber) instead of conozcan (from conocer) in this sentence?
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