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Navitasan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
As usage
Do these sentences mean the same:
1-Riots broke out in the capital , as in the other major cities.
2-Riots broke out in the capital as well as in the other major cities
1-Riots broke out in the capital , as in the other major cities.
2-Riots broke out in the capital as well as in the other major cities
Top answer
Yes.
- Yes.
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To my ear, the comparison is reversed, although the difference may be small.
With #1, they may have broken out yesterday in the other major cites, and today they broke out in the capital. (Riots broke out in the capital, as we have been seeing in the other major cities.)
With #2, there seems to be the possibility that the rioting began in the capit
With #1, they may have broken out yesterday in the other major cites, and today they broke out in the capital. (Riots broke out in the capital, as we have been seeing in the other major cities.)
With #2, there seems to be the possibility that the rioting began in the capit
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