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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

As followed by so

Hi,

Is 'as' followed by 'so' when making comparisons?

Example: As day followed the night, so happiness followed sorrow.

Is 'so' necessary at all?

Warmly,
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In this instance it is used for a comparison. It is not always needed as most people will understand that the second part of the sentence is a comparison similar to the first part. You could also word this in this way: Just as day followed the night, happiness followed sorrow.

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  • In this instance it is used for a comparison.
  • It is not always needed as most people will understand that the second part of the sentence is a comparison similar to the first part.
  • You could also word this in this way: Just as day followed the night, happiness followed sorrow.
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In this instance it is used for a comparison. It is not always needed as most people will understand that the second part of the sentence is a comparison similar to the first part.

You could also word this in this way:

Just as day followed the night, happiness followed sorrow.
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Thanks, it makes it clear.
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Anonymous As day followed the night, so happiness followed sorrow.

Is 'so' necessary at all?
It is not necessary, but it certainliy makes the statement more poetic.
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