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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

As ~ as

Could you check whether the following sentence is right?
Thank you.

He cannot play as basketball well as football.
  

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No. I suppose it should read "He cannot play basketball as well as football". )

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  • No.
  • I suppose it should read "He cannot play basketball as well as football".
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No. I suppose it should read "He cannot play basketball as well as football". (Note though that this sentence is ambiguous: "as well as" could mean "at the same time as" or "to the same standard as".)
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How can I remove ambiguity from the sentence, keeping it as simple as possible?
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Assuming you want the more likely meaning:

He cannot play basketball as well as he can play football.
He is not as good at basketball as he is at football.
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Is "He is not as good at basketball as football?" also right?
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lucas21cIs "He is not as good at basketball as football?" also right?
It would be acceptable in casual English. In careful English I prefer to include "he is". Opinions on this one may vary.
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