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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
As long as
Hello.
I would like to know the uagae of "as long as".
Do you think that "as long as" is used as a preposition as in?
He has been ill in bed as long as three years.
Thank you in advance.
I would like to know the uagae of "as long as".
Do you think that "as long as" is used as a preposition as in?
He has been ill in bed as long as three years.
Thank you in advance.
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as' is just a comparative form: He's been ill less than 3 years. He's been ill as long as 3 years. He's been ill more than 3 years.
- as' is just a comparative form: He's been ill less than 3 years.
- He's been ill as long as 3 years.
- He's been ill more than 3 years.
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I think 'as...as' is just a comparative form:
He's been ill less than 3 years.
He's been ill as long as 3 years.
He's been ill more than 3 years.
He's been ill less than 3 years.
He's been ill as long as 3 years.
He's been ill more than 3 years.
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