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Handtalk Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

As ... as S V, S V ... (grammar and meaning)

"As well as Houston is playing, I still think Dallas will claim the conference title."

Could someone show the grammatical dissection of the above sentence and the meaning?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

The sentence is not grammatical. Why not start with a grammatical sentence if you want to do analysis? Maybe you mean: Even though Houston is playing, I still think ...

— CalifJim

  • The sentence is not grammatical.
  • Why not start with a grammatical sentence if you want to do analysis?
  • Maybe you mean: Even though Houston is playing, I still think ...
  • CJ Edit: It turns out that the sentence is grammatical.
  • My original interpretation of the meaning was not the correct interpretation.
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The sentence is not grammatical. Why not start with a grammatical sentence if you want to do analysis? Emotion: smile

Maybe you mean:
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I can't dissect the sentence, CJ, but doesn't the first part mean 'Houston is playing well, but'?
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Mister MicawberI can't dissect the sentence, CJ, but doesn't the first part mean 'Houston is playing well, but'?
Doh! <icon for head-slapping>

For some reason, I took "as well as Houston" as "Houston, too".

CJ
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Thank you, CalifJim and MrMicawber.

Now I understand the meaning part.

As for the grammar part, it seems this is not the "as well as ..." (..., too) construction.

So, what could it be?

Is it "as well + as Houston is playing"; I have never seen such a grammatical construction, though...?

To me, being a non-native speaker, it doesn't come natural, and th
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As well as Houston is playing, ... = Considering how well Houston is playing (i.e., they are playing very well), ....

Instead of a grammatical explanation, you would probably do better to see more examples. Substitute "Considering how (very) X ..." for "As X as ..." to get the meaning.

As beautifully as Laura sings, she is sure to win the singing contest.
As tall as Jerry i
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CalifJim,

Thanks for the examples. I think I am getting a feel for it now.

ht
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Hi guys,
I take it to mean 'Although Houston is playing well . . .'.

Clive
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CliveI take it to mean 'Although Houston is playing well . . .'.
True, in that case. I thought about the "although" paraphrase, too, but unfortunately it doesn't work in the general case. If the continuation of the sentence were different, it could mean something more like 'Because Houston is playing well ...'.

As well as Houston is playin
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