(1) It won't be that expensive.
(2) It won't be as expensive as that.
I understand that "that" in (1) is a determinative functioning as a modifier in AdjP "that expensive".
My question is: is "that" a determinative functioning as a complement in PP "as that" in (2)?
Yes.
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