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Jisu98 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
'as' meaning 'although'
Hello!
My exercise book writes that 'as' can mean 'even though' when the structure is like;
1. adjective + as + subject + verb
2. adverb + as + subject + verb
3. noun (without any article) + as + sbuject + verb
1. and 2. are OK. But in 3. what if there comes a noun with an article, for example,
A boy as he is, he knows well how to deal with people.
Is the sentence wrong?
My book says it's wrong. It should be ' Boy as he is, he knows well how to deal with people.'
The book might be right. But there is no book with no flaw(my opinion). So, I just want to check it.
My exercise book writes that 'as' can mean 'even though' when the structure is like;
1. adjective + as + subject + verb
2. adverb + as + subject + verb
3. noun (without any article) + as + sbuject + verb
1. and 2. are OK. But in 3. what if there comes a noun with an article, for example,
A boy as he is, he knows well how to deal with people.
Is the sentence wrong?
My book says it's wrong. It should be ' Boy as he is, he knows well how to deal with people.'
The book might be right. But there is no book with no flaw(my opinion). So, I just want to check it.
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Hi, A boy as he is, he knows well how to deal with people. Is the sentence wrong? My book says it's wrong.
- Hi, A boy as he is, he knows well how to deal with people.
- Is the sentence wrong?
- My book says it's wrong.
- ' I agree with your book.
- I wouldn't say that this is a common structure.
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Hi,
A boy as he is, he knows well how to deal with people.
Is the sentence wrong?
My book says it's wrong. It should be ' Boy as he is, he knows well how to deal with people.'
I agree with your book.
I wouldn't
A boy as he is, he knows well how to deal with people.
Is the sentence wrong?
My book says it's wrong. It should be ' Boy as he is, he knows well how to deal with people.'
I agree with your book.
I wouldn't
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Thank you.
My class is not an advanced class. But, strangely enough, we teach difficult grammar items and test them.
We, I mean most Korean, can't speak English but we know quite lots of English grammar. That prohibits us from speaking.
Thank you again. It was a good help.
My class is not an advanced class. But, strangely enough, we teach difficult grammar items and test them.
We, I mean most Korean, can't speak English but we know quite lots of English grammar. That prohibits us from speaking.
Thank you again. It was a good help.
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