Breathe out
While holding the inhaler away from your mouth, breathe out as far as is comfortable
Ellipta inhaler
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The above is one of the steps about using an Elipta inhaler.
How should I parse the phrase- breathe out as far as is comfortable
You (subject, imperative)
breathe out: phrasal verb
As far as : adverb
I don't understand the use of "is" here
Comfortable: what does it modify?
Top answer
While holding the inhaler away from your mouth, breathe out as far as is comfortable . Yes, the underlined is an imperative clause. The omitted subject is "you", "breathe" is the predicator (verb"), and "out" is a preposition as complement of "breathe".
- While holding the inhaler away from your mouth, breathe out as far as is comfortable .
- Yes, the underlined is an imperative clause.
- The omitted subject is "you", "breathe" is the predicator (verb"), and "out" is a preposition as complement of "breathe".
- I don't use the term 'phrasal verb'.
- The preposition "as far as" is a comparative idiom.
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While holding the inhaler away from your mouth, breathe out as far as is comfortable.
Yes, the underlined is an imperative clause.
The omitted subject is "you", "breathe" is the predicator (verb"), and "out" is a preposition as complement of "breathe". I don't use the term 'phrasal verb'.
The preposition "as far as" is a comparative idiom. Like many comparative
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