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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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He attempts to labor and study as much as possible , as is/does his friend.
Is this sentence right? Which word should I use : IS or DOES ?
  

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Hi The sentence looks OK. He attempts to labor and study as much as possible- as/so does his friend. Suresh

  • Hi The sentence looks OK.
  • He attempts to labor and study as much as possible- as/so does his friend.
  • Suresh
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Hi
The sentence looks OK.
He attempts to labor and study as much as possible- as/so does his friend.

Suresh
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AnonymousIs this sentence right?
'attempts to labor' is a bit much, i.e., seems excessively formal.

He tries to work and study as much as possible, [as does his friend / and so does his friend].

Note: He is very studious, as is his friend.

CJ

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