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Yzh1978 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
As
Tired as he was,I decided not to trouble him.
Is this sentence correct ,some people say here "as " means " since".
And they say the following two "as" are different:
A doctor as she is , he asked her for help.(as=since)
Doctor as she is , she don't know how to do it .(As introduce an concession clause)
so how can I know "as" in the sentence" I do it as you told me "
Is this sentence correct ,some people say here "as " means " since".
And they say the following two "as" are different:
A doctor as she is , he asked her for help.(as=since)
Doctor as she is , she don't know how to do it .(As introduce an concession clause)
so how can I know "as" in the sentence" I do it as you told me "
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Tired as he was,I decided not to trouble him. Is this sentence correct ,some people say here "as " means " since". No, that would be As he was tired, I decided not to trouble him.
- Tired as he was,I decided not to trouble him.
- Is this sentence correct ,some people say here "as " means " since".
- No, that would be As he was tired, I decided not to trouble him.
- I n your example, 'as' indicates 'degree'.
- The basic meaning is Since he was tired to that degree, .
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Tired as he was,I decided not to trouble him.
Is this sentence correct ,some people say here "as " means " since". No, that would be As he was tired, I decided not to trouble him.
In your example, 'as' indicates 'degree'. The basic meaning is Since he was tired to that degree, . .
Is this sentence correct ,some people say here "as " means " since". No, that would be As he was tired, I decided not to trouble him.
In your example, 'as' indicates 'degree'. The basic meaning is Since he was tired to that degree, . .
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Is this sentence correct ,some people say here "as " means " since". No, that would be As he was tired, I decided not to trouble him. In your example, 'as' indicates 'degree'. The basic meaning is Since he was tired to that degree, . . .
Thank you , Clive ,but I am stll confused because I couldn't find the meaning of "to th
Thank you , Clive ,but I am stll confused because I couldn't find the meaning of "to th
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Meaning #1
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as
2 I do it as you told me In this sentece ,I don't know wheather "as" introduces an reason subclause or an clause of manner? I told you that it is often helpful to consider the context
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as
2 I do it as you told me In this sentece ,I don't know wheather "as" introduces an reason subclause or an clause of manner? I told you that it is often helpful to consider the context
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Good question and good answers too
I like these.
Good luck everyone
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