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Liveinjapan Posted 16 years ago
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As it was

One resident said it is nice to have the president visiting there but his dedication to restoring the ocean as it was is needed more.

Does it refer to the ocean?
as it was is used to indicate the current state of the ocean, right?
Thanks.
  

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Hi, One resident said it is nice to have the president visiting there but his dedication to restoring the ocean as it was is needed more. Does it refer to the ocean ? Yes as it was is used to indicate the current state of the ocean, No, the state that it was in before the disaster.

  • Hi, One resident said it is nice to have the president visiting there but his dedication to restoring the ocean as it was is needed more.
  • Does it refer to the ocean ?
  • Yes as it was is used to indicate the current state of the ocean, No, the state that it was in before the disaster.
  • I would word the sentence like this.
  • One resident said it is nice to have the president visiting there but his dedication to restoring the ocean to the way it was is needed more.
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Hi,

One resident said it is nice to have the president visiting there but his dedication to restoring the ocean as it was is needed more.

Does it refer to the ocean? Yes

as it was is used to indicate the current state of the ocean, No, the state that it was in before the disaster.

I would word the sentence like this.

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Aha!
I understand this completely. Thanks so much, Clive!

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