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Clarence Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
'aside' as an adverb
The dictionaries define 'aside' as an adverb. But in the following sentences, I can't really see 'aside' modifying a verb, adjective or another adverb, or a sentence.
In this sentence, it looks closer to modifying 'that' (if we can consider 'that' as a substitute for the sentence before 'but', then it probably helps to explain 'aside' as an adverb):
You're right to mention her home circumstances, but that aside, how is her school work?
Similarly here, it's probably closer to modifying 'Ease of access':
Ease of access aside, upgrading memory in a notebook is a bit trickier than with a desktop, so buy as much memory preinstalled as you can afford.
In this sentence, it looks closer to modifying 'that' (if we can consider 'that' as a substitute for the sentence before 'but', then it probably helps to explain 'aside' as an adverb):
You're right to mention her home circumstances, but that aside, how is her school work?
Similarly here, it's probably closer to modifying 'Ease of access':
Ease of access aside, upgrading memory in a notebook is a bit trickier than with a desktop, so buy as much memory preinstalled as you can afford.
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You're right to mention her home circumstances, but that aside , how is her school work? This sentence contains an elliptical construction: 'but that aside', which is: but putting the facts about her (probably problematic) home background aside. 'aside' functions as an adverb there.
- You're right to mention her home circumstances, but that aside , how is her school work?
- This sentence contains an elliptical construction: 'but that aside', which is: but putting the facts about her (probably problematic) home background aside.
- 'aside' functions as an adverb there.
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You're right to mention her home circumstances, but that aside, how is her school work?
This sentence contains an elliptical construction: 'but that aside', which is:
but putting the facts about her (probably problematic) home background aside.
'aside' functions as an adverb there.
This sentence contains an elliptical construction: 'but that aside', which is:
but putting the facts about her (probably problematic) home background aside.
'aside' functions as an adverb there.
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