As + adjective ?
ex1) Some believe there is no value to dreams, but it is wrong to dismiss these nocturnal dramas as irrelevant.
In the sentence above, 'as' is a preposition. However, 'irrelevant' is an adjective.
As we know, an adjective cannot be placed after a preposition.
ex2) ~, but it is wrong to dismiss these nocturnal dramas as (being) irrelevant.
I heard that 'being' is omitted in this structure. If this explanation is true, why is 'being' omitted?
There are more examples
ex3) We see her as kind (??)
ex4) They think of him as brave (??)
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All of the examples you've given here are cases of predicating something of an object. It can be a noun or an adjective. as may or may not occur, depending on the verb.
- All of the examples you've given here are cases of predicating something of an object.
- It can be a noun or an adjective.
- as may or may not occur, depending on the verb.
- With a subject, you have an analogous situation: He is a waiter.
- / He is kind.
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All of the examples you've given here are cases of predicating something of an object. It can be a noun or an adjective. as may or may not occur, depending on the verb.
With a subject, you have an analogous situation:
He is a waiter. / He is kind.
('is a waiter' - noun; predicates something of the subject.)
('is kind' - adjective; predicates something of th
0See definition 3, number 1. As you suspect, it is used as a preposition with implied "being."
http://learnersdictionary.com/definition/as Good question!
0Hoonyex1) Some believe there is no value to dreams, but it is wrong to dismiss these nocturnal dramas as irrelevant.In the sentence above, 'as' is a preposition. However, 'irrelevant' is an adjective. As we know, an adjective cannot be placed after a preposition.
That's not correct. Prepositions can take adjective phrases as predicative complement, both sub
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