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Tkacka15 Posted 7 years ago
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As did the lens through which...

But despite all this, throughout the early 2010s the grammar and syntax of formal political power stayed the same, as did the lens through which the media tended to evaluate and report on it.


In the sentence above:

Is as did the lens through which the media tended to evaluate and report on it a preposition phrase?

(I think it is.)

Is "did" a dummy one?

(I think it is.)

Is the NP the lens through which the media tended to evaluate and report on it an extraposed subject in the preposition complement?

(I'm not sure about it, but I'm inclined to think that it is.)

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I read did the lens through which the media tended to evaluate and report on it like this:

[But despite all this, throughout the early 2010s] (...) the lens through which the media tended to evaluate and report on it stayed the same.

  

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But despite all this, throughout the early 2010s the grammar and syntax of formal political power stayed the same, as did the lens through which the media tended to evaluate and report on it . tkacka15 In the sentence above: Is "as did the lens through which the media tended to evaluate and report on it" a preposition phrase? Yes: a PP with a comparative clause as complement of "as".

— BillJ

  • But despite all this, throughout the early 2010s the grammar and syntax of formal political power stayed the same, as did the lens through which the media tended to evaluate and report on it .
  • tkacka15 In the sentence above: Is "as did the lens through which the media tended to evaluate and report on it" a preposition phrase?
  • Yes: a PP with a comparative clause as complement of "as".
  • ) I don't follow you: a dummy what?
  • ) No, what makes you think it might be?
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But despite all this, throughout the early 2010s the grammar and syntax of formal political power stayed the same, as did the lens through which the media tended to evaluate and report on it.

tkacka15In the sentence above: Is "as did the lens through which the media tended to evaluate and report on it" a preposition phrase?

Yes: a PP with a com

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tkacka15Is the NP the lens through which the media tended to evaluate and report on it an extraposed subject in the preposition complement?

I'd say it's just the subject. The subject and verb (did) have been inverted, as is typical (but optional) after "as":

Italy produces many excellent wines, and Spain does too.
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