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Cho7712 Posted 13 years ago
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Is the sentence below is grammatical?
ex. Transactional function has as its main purpose
conveying information.

I don't know how as-pharse can directly follow has.
It is the place for direct object.
What do you think about it?
  

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cho7712 Is the sentence below is grammatical? ex. Transactional function has as its main purpose conveying information.

— Mister Micawber

  • cho7712 Is the sentence below is grammatical?
  • ex.
  • Transactional function has as its main purpose conveying information.
  • Yes, that is a common structure.
  • Other verbs can also precede: The committee states as its primary objective...
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cho7712Is the sentence below is grammatical? ex. Transactional function has as its main purpose conveying information.
Yes, that is a common structure. Other verbs can also precede:

The committee states as its primary objective...
My boss admitted as his greatest weakness...
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Thank you for the answer. It seems quite a frozen phrase and I am really thankful for this information.
Are the possible verbs that can allow this structure rather limited? (have, state, admit and??)
If it is the case, would you suggest the other possible verbs?
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cho7712Are the possible verbs that can allow this structure rather limited? (have, state, admit and??)
I think it's longer than that. I'd hesitate to try to list them.
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I can think of similar verbs like :

He put down as his greatest weakness...
He listed as his greatest weakness....
He included as his greatest weakness....

I guess all verbs that have a similar meaning can be used in this construction.
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Thank you all for the answers. It is kind of open-class, then.
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