As will
"There can be no guarantees because all promises to EU migrants in Britain and vice versa will be meaningless if we crash out of the EU. As will all promises that jobs, living standards, peace in Ireland, trade and workplace and environmental standards will be protected." (The Guardian.)
What is the subject and the main verb of the clause As will all promises that jobs, living standards, peace in Ireland, trade and workplace in the passage above? (Is it subjectless?)
Top answer
It's not a grammatically complete sentence. g. to make the style feel racier.
- It's not a grammatically complete sentence.
- g.
- to make the style feel racier.
- The subject of the second "sentence" is "all promises that jobs, living standards, peace in Ireland, trade and workplace and environmental standards will be protected".
- The predicate is incomplete but is implied to be "will be meaningless".
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It's not a grammatically complete sentence. Typically there would be a comma before "As will" rather than a sentence break, but this author has decided to start a new sentence, e.g. to make the style feel racier. The subject of the second "sentence" is "all promises that jobs, living standards, peace in Ireland, trade and workplace and environmental standards will be protected". The predicate
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