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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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They were not as smart as they were studious.
Is this right? Can we also write it without 'as they.'
  

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AnonymousIs this right?
Yes.
AnonymousCan we also write it without 'as they.'
No.
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Thanks, Mr. Wordy. Is it correct to say: They were not so much smart as studious.
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Anonymous Is it correct to say: They were not so much smart as studious.
Yes, you can say that too.

(By the way, in case of confusion, when you asked "Can we also write it without 'as they'", I thought you meant simply "Can we delete the words 'as they' from this sentence?".)
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I think that you could also say:

They were more studious than smart.
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