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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
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Alexander was still a leader by persuasion, [as warrior-kings were traditionally]
Alexander hoped to advance to the Ganges River and make it his eastern border, but after a march of 100 miles his troops refused to go farther east. With his Macedonian troops, Alexander was still a leader by persuasion, as warrior-kings were traditionally.
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I think "as" indicates the former clause, and that it is a complement of "were."
And I'd like to know if I can rephrase the underlined clause to the following.
"as were traditionally warrior-king."
Thank you in advance for your help.
<Plans and Death http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/hell14d.htm>
I think "as" indicates the former clause, and that it is a complement of "were."
And I'd like to know if I can rephrase the underlined clause to the following.
"as were traditionally warrior-king."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
I would keep the original.
- I would keep the original.
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Thank you, Philip, for your so very kind answer. 
I'd also like to know if my rephrased clause is ungrammatical.
I'd also like to know if my rephrased clause is ungrammatical.
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