Is there any omission when "as + adjective" structure is used?
Is there any omission when "as + adjective" structure is used?
For example:
You must do it as wanted.
Is there any omission in the as clause?
If there is, then what's the complete form? I think it's You must do it as it is wanted. Is that the case?
Top answer
You must do it as wanted . Yes, but "as" is a preposition, so the underlined element is not a clause but a preposition phrase with the clause "wanted" as complement of "as". Subordinate clauses can be reduced by ellipsis to just a verb if the rest of the clause is recoverable anaphorically.
- You must do it as wanted .
- Yes, but "as" is a preposition, so the underlined element is not a clause but a preposition phrase with the clause "wanted" as complement of "as".
- Subordinate clauses can be reduced by ellipsis to just a verb if the rest of the clause is recoverable anaphorically.
- In this case, the clause can be filled out to "as it is wanted".
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You must do it as wanted.
Yes, but "as" is a preposition, so the underlined element is not a clause but a preposition phrase with the clause "wanted" as complement of "as".
Subordinate clauses can be reduced by ellipsis to just a verb if the rest of the clause is recoverable anaphorically. In this case, the clause can be filled out to "as it is
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