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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
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Since the stroke, he has calmed down a bit, as tends to happen with those sorts of things, and he lost weight for the World Cup by reducing his focaccia intake.
What the attribution of 'as' here? ( For the conjunction 'since' at the sentence-initial position, I consider it should not be a conjunction.)
What the attribution of 'as' here? ( For the conjunction 'since' at the sentence-initial position, I consider it should not be a conjunction.)
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) 'Since' is a preposition there. rpsh What the attribution of 'as' here? 'As' = which.
- ) 'Since' is a preposition there.
- rpsh What the attribution of 'as' here?
- 'As' = which.
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rpshFor the conjunction 'since' at the sentence-initial position, I consider it should not be a conjunction.)'Since' is a preposition there.
rpshWhat the attribution of 'as' here?'As' = which.
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Sorry, could you tell more about the 'as' here? It denotes the reason, or the time (as well as), or contrast, or any other meaning?
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rpshSince the stroke, he has calmed down a bit, as tends to happen with those sorts of things,..."as" is a conjunction here, and the dummy subject "it" is implied (as (it) tends to happen...).
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