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64801965 Posted 11 years ago
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didn't so much as

it didn't so much as quiver when a car door slamned in the next street.
i don't understand "did not so much as" structure, isn't "not so much" used for adverbial?but how comes "did"?
such as: She won't so much as look at David.
She can not so much as write her own name.
  

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64801965 She won't so much as look at David. She can not cannot so much as write her own name. "cannot" is written as one word.

  • 64801965 She won't so much as look at David.
  • She can not cannot so much as write her own name.
  • "cannot" is written as one word.
  • Strange, but true.
  • She won't even look at David.
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64801965She won't so much as look at David. She can not cannot so much as write her own name.
"cannot" is written as one word. Strange, but true.

She won't even look at David. She cannot even write her own name.

CJ

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