How to analyze these sentences?
1.I didn't like him as a boyfriend anymore.
2.I didn't care about him as a boyfriend anymore.
Q1) Is "as a boyfriend" modifying "him" in each sentence
3.I like you as a friend, but not as a person.
Q2) In the above sentence, is "not" modifying "as a person"?
I'd say yes to both questions, but I'm not really sure about my answers, because I'm not a native speaker, so please help me out about whether I'm right.
Of course, it's very easy to understand their meanings, but somewhat hard to analyze them in grammatical approaches.
Top answer
I didn't like him as a boyfriend anymore. I didn't care about him as a boyfriend anymore. Q1) Is "as a boyfriend" modifying "him" in each sentence In the normal reading, I perceive it as modifying "like" and "care about".
- I didn't like him as a boyfriend anymore.
- I didn't care about him as a boyfriend anymore.
- Q1) Is "as a boyfriend" modifying "him" in each sentence In the normal reading, I perceive it as modifying "like" and "care about".
- fire1 3.
- I like you as a friend, but not as a person.
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fire11.I didn't like him as a boyfriend anymore.
2.I didn't care about him as a boyfriend anymore.
Q1) Is "as a boyfriend" modifying "him" in each sentence
In the normal reading, I perceive it as modifying "like" and "care about".
fire13. I like you as a friend, but not as a person.
Q2) In the above sentence, is "no
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