"As to" preposition or conjunction
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There's no decision as to when the work might start.
In the above sentence, does "as to" act as a preposition or a conjunction ? I got confused because "as to " follows clause, when the work might start.
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ashay2018 "as t o" follows the clause " when the work might start " . No. It does not follow.
- ashay2018 "as t o" follows the clause " when the work might start " .
- No.
- It does not follow.
- It precedes.
- Also, "when the work might start" is a noun phrase, not a clause, though it contains the clause "the work might start".
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ashay2018"as to" follows the clause "when the work might start".
No. It does not follow. It precedes. Also, "when the work might start" is a noun phrase, not a clause, though it contains the
0I would take "as to" as a sequence of prep+prep. The prep could be replaced by "about" or even omitted altogether: There's no decision (as to / about) when the work might start.
I see the underlined element as a subordinate interrogative clause (embedded question), where the meaning is:
"There's no decision as to the answer to the question 'When might the wo
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