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Soochu Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
"as they used to be" OR "they used to be"
His earnings were only half the amount___.
A:as they used to B:they used to C:they used to be D:they were used to
I chose the C. I think the overall sentence is that His earnings were only half the amount which/that they used to be. In the answer C the "which/that" is hided. I am not sure if A change into "as they used to be" , is it right?^_^
A:as they used to B:they used to C:they used to be D:they were used to
I chose the C. I think the overall sentence is that His earnings were only half the amount which/that they used to be. In the answer C the "which/that" is hided. I am not sure if A change into "as they used to be" , is it right?^_^
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Yes, you are right: 'that' is hidden. The 'as' of A also requires another 'as' in the sentence: 'His earnings were only half as much as they used to be.
- Yes, you are right: 'that' is hidden.
- The 'as' of A also requires another 'as' in the sentence: 'His earnings were only half as much as they used to be.
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Yes, you are right: 'that' is hidden. The 'as' of A also requires another 'as' in the sentence: 'His earnings were only half as much as they used to be.
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