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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
As as and would be
Q: Can I be less formal in email?
A: In a professional setting, all email should be just as professional and formal as a letter would be.
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Could someone please explain the use of "as as" and "would be" in the sentence?
A: In a professional setting, all email should be just as professional and formal as a letter would be.
https://letterpile.com/correspondence/How-to-end-a-letter-in-English-Examples-of-closing-sentences
Could someone please explain the use of "as as" and "would be" in the sentence?
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There is no "as as" in the sentence. Do you mean a separated "as ... as"?
- There is no "as as" in the sentence.
- Do you mean a separated "as ...
- as"?
- That's a comparison of equality.
- This boy is just as tall as that boy.
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There is no "as as" in the sentence. Do you mean a separated "as ... as"? That's a comparison of equality.
This boy is just as tall as that boy. ~ This boy and that boy are equally tall.
For all practical purposes in this sentence, would be ~ is.
"would" calls in the idea of imagining something.
This should be just as professional as y
This boy is just as tall as that boy. ~ This boy and that boy are equally tall.
For all practical purposes in this sentence, would be ~ is.
"would" calls in the idea of imagining something.
This should be just as professional as y
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Is "just" an adverb and what does it modify or describe here? An adverb answers- where, why, when and to what extent?
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JigneshbharatiIs "just" an adverbYes. It's an adverb of degree (to what extent?).
Jigneshbharatiwhat does it modify or describe here?The whole "as ... as" construction. It's equivalent in meaning to "exactly".
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