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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Crown as transitive verb

Hi,

I know one can say: That would crown him king.
Can we also add 'as' and write: That would crown him as king.

Are both okay?

Regards,
  

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Anonymous I know one can say: That would crown him king. Can we also add 'as' and write: That would crown him as king. Yes, you may.

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  • Anonymous I know one can say: That would crown him king.
  • Can we also add 'as' and write: That would crown him as king.
  • Yes, you may.
  • In fact, you might say that the "as" is omitted from the first version.
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AnonymousI know one can say: That would crown him king.
Can we also add 'as' and write: That would crown him as king.
Yes, you may.
In fact, you might say that the "as" is omitted from the first version.
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