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[posen]

Hi,

I read a sentence like this "Just because he doesn't talk in class doesn't necessarily mean he's stupid."

I'm wondering why the clause beginning with because can be the subject in a sentence. Isn't it an adverb clause? Can an adverb clause be the subject in a sentence?

[myprofe]

Talking in class or not talking in class does not indicate one's intelligence or lack of intelligence.
The fact that one talks in class does not indicate one's intelligence.
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