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the life expectancy of elephants in a zoo is significantly shorter than those in
African wild places. Despite the fact that elephants in zoos receive care and that

there are not any enemies there, death rates in Western zoos are greater than birth

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The researchers (s)believe(v) (thatの省略) keeping (動名詞)elephants (動名詞の目的語)in a zoo (s’) helps (v’) us (o’) understand (c’)the animal’s behavior (understand の目的語)
so that wild elephants (s) can be managed(v) better.

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helpの主語はthe researchersですか？

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that節から新しい文が始まっていて
keeping elephants in a zoo(象を動物園に飼育すること)が主語です！

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理解出来ました！
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