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Rionyx Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

As dread its inevitable facticity?

Hi everyone.
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?

I didn’t think about suicide so much as dread its inevitable facticity.

Is the word 'dread' in this sentence used as a verb?
If so, is it possible for an infinitive verb to be followed right after 'as'?

or the word 'dread' in this sentence is used as a noun?
If so, is it possible for a noun to have an object?

Have a nice day!
  

Top answer

I didn't think about suicide so much as dread its inevitable facticity. -- In some cases, yes. -- No.

— Mister Micawber

  • I didn't think about suicide so much as dread its inevitable facticity.
  • -- In some cases, yes.
  • -- No.
  • -- No, but it can have a complement.
  • 'Facticity' is the wrong word choice here, where it doesn't really make sense.
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I didn't think about suicide so much as dread its inevitable facticity.

Is the word 'dread' in this sentence used as a verb?-- Yes

If so, is it possible for an infinitive verb to be followed right after 'as'?-- In some cases, yes.

or the word 'dread' in this sentence is used as a noun?-- No.

If so, is it possible for a noun to have a
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Mister MicawberIf so, is it possible for an infinitive verb to be followed right after 'as'?-- In some cases, yes.
Thank you very much!
Could you please let me know those cases?
Have a nice day
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In that sort of structure, an infinitive follows 'as' when a parallel infinitive precedes it:

I want to dance as well as sing all night long.
We went to the supermarket to watch the other shoppers as much as to buy fish.
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Thank you very much Emotion: smile
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