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Jeff_999 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Omit "as" ?
The Buffalo River in Arkansas was designated-----in 1972.
A, a national river and
B, which a national river
C, a national river
D, being a national river
.
No doubt the answer is C. But I was just wondering When "as" can be omitted.
Thank you very much.
A, a national river and
B, which a national river
C, a national river
D, being a national river
.
No doubt the answer is C. But I was just wondering When "as" can be omitted.
Thank you very much.
Top answer
) the whole English language?
- ) the whole English language?
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4 Answers
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Do you mean "omitted after the verb 'designate'" or in the whole group of such verbs of naming or in (*** forbid!) the whole English language?
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Yep, don't you notice that "as" is obmitted after the verb "designated"?
I think the correct one should be 'The Buffalo River in Arkansas was designated AS a national river in 1972.'
So, why does it work even without "as", as I mentioned in my original post?
Thank you.
I think the correct one should be 'The Buffalo River in Arkansas was designated AS a national river in 1972.'
So, why does it work even without "as", as I mentioned in my original post?
Thank you.
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According to Beth Levin's English Verb Classes and Alternations, the following verbs can be used with or without "as" between the two complements of the verb:
acknowledge, adopt, appoint, consider, crown, deem, designate, elect, esteem, imagine, mark, nominate, ordain, proclaim, rate, reckon, report, want
This applies to the cases where the verb is used with two complem
acknowledge, adopt, appoint, consider, crown, deem, designate, elect, esteem, imagine, mark, nominate, ordain, proclaim, rate, reckon, report, want
This applies to the cases where the verb is used with two complem
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Thank you very much, Moderator, thank you. I've added it to my grammar note. 
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