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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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On Saturday, South Korea held its sixth national protest "in" as many weeks, with as many as 1.7 million people packing downtown Seoul, within sight of the Blue House, the presidential residence.
#I suppose that I want to remove the "in". I'm not sure of whether or not it is correct to be without "in" as in <~protest as many weeks~>
#I suppose that I want to remove the "in". I'm not sure of whether or not it is correct to be without "in" as in <~protest as many weeks~>
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No, you cannot remove "in" from that sentence.
- No, you cannot remove "in" from that sentence.
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South Korea held its sixth national protest in as many weeks, with as many as 1.7 million people packing downtown Seoul, within sight of the Blue House, the presidential residence.
I cannot find the object of the 'in'. Is it that the 'in' is an adverb, not an preposition?
I cannot find the object of the 'in'. Is it that the 'in' is an adverb, not an preposition?
teechrNo, you cannot remove "in" from that sentence.
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'In' is a preposition in that sentence. The object is 'as many weeks'. Understand 'in as many weeks' to mean 'in as many as six weeks' = 'in six weeks' .
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