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Belly Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
As and than
I've heard that, "as" and "than" is used in a various way
Ex:
She was very religious, as were most of her friends
Lilia is as beautiful as Karen
Nobody in this class studies as well as David does
So, could you tell me how to use in each way? When to inverse it and when should not?
Ex:
She was very religious, as were most of her friends
Lilia is as beautiful as Karen
Nobody in this class studies as well as David does
So, could you tell me how to use in each way? When to inverse it and when should not?
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Belly I've heard that, "as" and "than" is used in a various way Ex: She was very religious, as were most of her friends Lilia is as beautiful as Karen Nobody in this class studies as well as David does So, could you tell me how to use in each way? When to inverse it and when should not? Are you suggesting that "as" in your sentences might be replaced with "than"?
- Belly I've heard that, "as" and "than" is used in a various way Ex: She was very religious, as were most of her friends Lilia is as beautiful as Karen Nobody in this class studies as well as David does So, could you tell me how to use in each way?
- When to inverse it and when should not?
- Are you suggesting that "as" in your sentences might be replaced with "than"?
- If so, then no, you can't.
- It changes the meaning to one in which the subject has a higher value than the object.
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BellyI've heard that, "as" and "than" is used in a various wayAre you suggesting tha
Ex:
She was very religious, as were most of her friends
Lilia is as beautiful as Karen
Nobody in this class studies as well as David does
So, could you tell me how to use in each way? When to inverse it and when should not?
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If you know how to do the inversions for and so ..., then you can do the inversions for as, because both of these are done the same way.
She was very religious, and most of her friends were very religious, too.
She was very religious, and so were most of her friends.
She was very religious, as were most of her friends.
Karen wants to go home early,
She was very religious, and most of her friends were very religious, too.
She was very religious, and so were most of her friends.
She was very religious, as were most of her friends.
Karen wants to go home early,
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Can I say:
1 Lilia is beautiful, as is Karen Yes.
and is it different from
2 Lilia is as beautiful as Karen? Yes. It's different.
1 says Lilia is beautiful and Karen is beautiful, but it doesn't say that Lilia is more or less beautiful compared to Karen or th
1 Lilia is beautiful, as is Karen Yes.
and is it different from
2 Lilia is as beautiful as Karen? Yes. It's different.
1 says Lilia is beautiful and Karen is beautiful, but it doesn't say that Lilia is more or less beautiful compared to Karen or th
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BellyI've heard that, "as" and "than" is used in a various wayEx:She was very religious, as were most of her friendsLilia is as beautiful as KarenNobody in this class studies as well as David doesSo, could you tell me how to use in each way? When to inverse it and when should not?THOMAS:as and than is used in comparatives to show two things are equals , we us
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