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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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"The home crowd are as loud as they tend to get as they cheer a few feisty challenges in midfield." (BBC Sport website.)

Is the conjunction "as" used in comparison in the above sentence?
  

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' I don't think conjunction is intended.

— Escambulio

  • ' I don't think conjunction is intended.
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You could replace the third 'as' with 'as they are cheering.' I don't think conjunction is intended.
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AnonymousIs the conjunction "as" used in comparison in the above sentence?
Yes. The first two occurrences make a comparison. The third does not. The third as is approximately equivalent to while.

CJ
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CalifJimYes. The first two occurrences make a comparison. The third does not. The third as is approximately equivalent to while.CJ
Thank you for the reply.
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