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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

'as is'

1) Please explain the meaning use of 'as is' in a and b.

a. As is typical with my friends, they can be friendly or mean.

b. As is typical with the English simple past tense, they can be talking either about habits or about single occasions.

2) How is 'as is' above different from these examples?

Eve's very tall, as was her mother.

I voted Labour, as did my wife.



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Top answer

One and two are the same structure, but one describes habituation while two describes specific things. " I don't have a paraphrase. These are simple comparisons using a single "as" (or "like").

— Avangi

  • One and two are the same structure, but one describes habituation while two describes specific things.
  • " I don't have a paraphrase.
  • These are simple comparisons using a single "as" (or "like").
  • They can be friendly or mean, like most of my friends.
  • Eve is very tall, like her mother (was).
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One and two are the same structure, but one describes habituation while two describes specific things.

I'm not sure what you want as the "meaning use" of "as is." I don't have a paraphrase.

These are simple comparisons using a single "as" (or "like").

They can be friendly or mean, like most of my friends.
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Hi, Avangi

meaning use=meaning/use (typo)

The only example I provided that confused me was my first. Normally, the verb after 'as' is the same as the verb in the main clause. In this case, it's different.
AvangiThe verb may be repeated or not.
Alas, our dry voices when we whisper together are quiet and meaningless. as wind through dry grass, or rats'
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I see what you mean. Let me think about it.

So is the verb is omitted here? Yes.
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English 1b3How is 'as is' above different
1) as is + adjective
2) as [verb] + noun

Possible paraphrases:

1) As is ..., [main clause] ~ [main clause], which is ....
2) as [verb] [noun subject] ~ and [noun subject] [verb], too.

CJ
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English 1b3 So is the verb is omitted here? i
I retired late, as usual. I retired late, as is my wont. .
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Sorry, that was sort of an edit test. It seems I'm allowed only one edit window per thread.
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Yea, I'm still trying to figure out the editing functions too. I only just got the old version sorted before the change...

Thanks for that sentence about the voice and the trees...I always see 'as' you like that in poems, but I never really thought it was a reduction of 'as + to be'.
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Edit:

Yea, I'm still trying to figure out the editing functions too. I only just got the old version sorted before the change...

Thanks for that sentence about the voice and the trees...I always see 'as' used like that in poems, but I never really thought it was a reduction of 'as + to be'.
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English 1b3 Normally, the verb after 'as' is the same as the verb in the main clause.
Hi, English. Could you give me an example of what you mean here?

- A.
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AvangiCould you give me an example of what you mean here?

It seems that if there is an auxiliary in the main clause, the same auxiliary, either in the same or different tense, is used after 'as':

Eve is very tall, as was her mother.

Anne was upset, as was Fiona.

I have been happy most of my li
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