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Liveinjapan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

As is tradition

And, as is tradition, confetti and fireworks will help continue the celebration after midnight, according to the Times Square Alliance.

What part of speech is as?

Is it a pronoun?

If so, what does this pronoun refer to?

Thanks.
  

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It seems to have aspects of several different parts of speech, doesn't it? com as adverb, conjunction, pronoun, and preposition! I'm leaning toward conjunction or pronoun.

— CalifJim

  • It seems to have aspects of several different parts of speech, doesn't it?
  • com as adverb, conjunction, pronoun, and preposition!
  • I'm leaning toward conjunction or pronoun.
  • It may be thought of as a conjunction because it joins a subordinate clause (with inverted subject and verb) to the main clause.
  • It may also be thought of as a pronoun (like the relative pronoun which used non-restrictively).
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It seems to have aspects of several different parts of speech, doesn't it? It's listed at www.m-w.com as adverb, conjunction, pronoun, and preposition! I'm leaning toward conjunction or pronoun.

It may be thought of as a conjunction because it joins a subordinate clause (with inverted subject and verb) to the main clause.

It may also be thought of as a pronoun (like the rela
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Understand perfectly!
Thanks so much, CJ.
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It does not destroy nature as is often the case with other means of producing food.

Does it mean 'other means of producing food do not destroy nature, either' or 'other means of producing food destroy nature."?

I think the former is correct.
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Emotion: big smile

This is one of those! "What is the scope of the negation?" we ask ourselves! These sometimes stump even us na
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Many thanks, CJ.
Understand!
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