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Pructus Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Brand something as

Robin van Persie has branded claims his goal celebration against Chelsea could be construed as a Nazi salute as "totally ludicrous".

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Can the sentence be parsed as below, in the structure “brand A as B”?

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Robin van Persie has branded [claims that his goal celebration against Chelsea could be construed] as a Nazi salute as "totally ludicrous".
  

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It's this way: Robin van Persie has branded [c laims that his goal celebration against Chelsea could be construed as a **** salut e] as "totally ludicrous".

— Mister Micawber

  • It's this way: Robin van Persie has branded [c laims that his goal celebration against Chelsea could be construed as a **** salut e] as "totally ludicrous".
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It's this way:

Robin van Persie has branded [claims that his goal celebration against Chelsea could be construed as a **** salute] as "totally ludicrous".
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Oh, I see.... I see...

Thanks so much, MIster Micawber!!
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