Even down to...
"What stands out about this latest crash-and-burn is how well it represents the current Westminster elite, even down to the contempt for the poor sods who vote for them."
(The Guardian.)
Is even down to the contempt for the poor sods who vote for them a preposition phrase in the sentence above?
Does even down to the contempt for the poor sods who vote for them modify the whole sentence or the clause in the predicate only?
Top answer
" Yes, the underlined element is a PP. Down to as used here is an idiom meaning, roughly, to "the extent of", or "as far as". "Even" is a focusing modifier modifying the PP.
- " Yes, the underlined element is a PP.
- Down to as used here is an idiom meaning, roughly, to "the extent of", or "as far as".
- "Even" is a focusing modifier modifying the PP.
- The PP is not a modifier, but a supplement, an additional and separate bit of information about the prior element " how well it represents the current Westminster elite "
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What stands out about this latest crash-and-burn is how well it represents the current Westminster elite, even down to the contempt for the poor sods who vote for them."
Yes, the underlined element is a PP.
Down to as used here is an idiom meaning, roughly, to "the extent of", or "as far as".
"Even" is a focusing modifier modifying the PP.
The PP is
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