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Moon7296 Posted 11 years ago
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1. The sentiments expressed in the tweets regarding political issues can be as accurate a measure as is found with traditional telephone surveys.
2. The sentiments expressed in the tweets regarding political issues can be as accurate a measure as a sentiment is found with traditional telephone surveys.
Q) Is "a sentiment" in #2 is thought to be omitted in #1?
2. The sentiments expressed in the tweets regarding political issues can be as accurate a measure as a sentiment is found with traditional telephone surveys.
Q) Is "a sentiment" in #2 is thought to be omitted in #1?
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No, logically it is talking about accurate measures being found, not sentiments, though you cannot actually insert a noun there and make a valid sentence.
- No, logically it is talking about accurate measures being found, not sentiments, though you cannot actually insert a noun there and make a valid sentence.
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No, logically it is talking about accurate measures being found, not sentiments, though you cannot actually insert a noun there and make a valid sentence.
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Ah, then an accurate measure cannot be inserted in the position between "as" and "is" in #1, either?
3. The sentiments expressed in the tweets regarding political issues can be an accurate a measure.
4. An accurate measure is found with traditional telephone surveys.
3. The sentiments expressed in the tweets regarding political issues can be an accurate a measure.
4. An accurate measure is found with traditional telephone surveys.
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moon7296Ah, then an accurate measure cannot be inserted in the position between "as" and "is" in #1, either?No. The following is possible:
The sentiments expressed in the tweets regarding political issues can be as accurate a measure as any (= any measure) that is found with traditional telephone surveys.
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