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SuperESL Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

extend

Hi,

"I extended my stay at the hotel to as long as it was." ('it' being 'my stay')

Strictly on grammatically grounds, is this example acceptable?

Thank you.
  

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I have extended my stay at the hotel

  • I have extended my stay at the hotel
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I have extended my stay at the hotel
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Thank you, But I wrote the sentence that way for my own reason; I merely wanted confirmation as to whether the sentence is grammatically sound.
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SuperESLThank you, But I wrote the sentence that way for my own reason; I merely wanted confirmation as to whether the sentence is grammatically sound.
Strange, but grammatical, I'd say.

'to as long as' is possible, it that's what you were focused on.

CJ
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Are "....prompted me to extend my stay as much as possible."
"....prompted me to extend my stay to as long as possible."

both acceptable?

Thank you.
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SuperESLboth acceptable?
Yes, but now that I think about it, you don't need 'to' in the second one, and the best one so far is:

... prompted me to extend my stay as long as possible.

Even though you can get away with 'extend (something) to as long as possible' (by which I mean that it's quite understandable), the phrasing preferred by
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Would "....extend my stay as long as feasible" work?

Or should it be "....extend my stay as long as is feasible" or "....extend my stay as long as it is feasible." ? Thank you.
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SuperESLWould "....extend my stay as long as feasible" work?
It would work.
SuperESLOr should it be "....extend my stay as long as is feasible" or "....extend my stay as long as it is feasible." ?
The operative word is "can", not "should". It's your choice.

CJ
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So all three examples are grammatically acceptable?
Thanks.
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SuperESLSo all three examples are grammatically acceptable?
Yes, they are.

CJ

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