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Cho7712 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
not so much as
In the below sentences,
A. It's not so much a remake as a reinvention.
B. He cannot so much as write his name.
1. To what part of speech the word 'as' belong?
2. Is there 'it is' recoverable between 'as' and 'a reinvention' in
sentence A?
e.g. It's not so much a remake as it is a reinvention.
3. B seems to be ungrammatical in that 'can' is not followed by the
main verb and the bare form of 'write' is incorrect in that
position. Could you explain why B is correct?
A. It's not so much a remake as a reinvention.
B. He cannot so much as write his name.
1. To what part of speech the word 'as' belong?
2. Is there 'it is' recoverable between 'as' and 'a reinvention' in
sentence A?
e.g. It's not so much a remake as it is a reinvention.
3. B seems to be ungrammatical in that 'can' is not followed by the
main verb and the bare form of 'write' is incorrect in that
position. Could you explain why B is correct?
Top answer
1. I think it's a conjunction. 2.
- 1.
- I think it's a conjunction.
- 2.
- Yes, in fact I prefer the version with "it is".
- 3.
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2 Answers
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1. I think it's a conjunction.
2. Yes, in fact I prefer the version with "it is".
3. It is certainly grammatical because you have a main verb there (write) and the "so much" part is just inserted between the subject and the verb.
"so much....as" is grammatically equivalent to "as much....as" and your sentences can be rewtitten as
A. It's not as much a rem
2. Yes, in fact I prefer the version with "it is".
3. It is certainly grammatical because you have a main verb there (write) and the "so much" part is just inserted between the subject and the verb.
"so much....as" is grammatically equivalent to "as much....as" and your sentences can be rewtitten as
A. It's not as much a rem
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Thank you for the answer. I can see now how this phrase works with the help of your answer.
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