Regard something as (noun? adj?)

Hi,

regard something as (noun? adj?)

Can I use adjective after "as"? Yes

or should there only be a noun, after the as?

I don't quite understand why, in the following example, they follow the "as" with a gerund "being tentative," instead of just tentative.

In this context at least, the 'being' form tends to impl

we should regard all scientifc explanations as being tentative,

Both work.

Perhaps a similar expression will shed light on the [optional] use of "being":

We should look at all scientific explanations as if they were tentative.

In my opinion, "being" doesn't change the m

CliveIn this context at least, the 'being' form tends to imply that it is a temporary situation, ie one that exists right now.

I agree. It reinforces "temporary."

akdomregard something as (noun? adj?)
Can I use adjective after "as"? or should there only be a noun, after the as?
I don't quite understand why, in the following example, they follow the "as" with a gerund "being tentative," instead of just tentative.
e.g. we should regard all scientifc explanations as being tentative,

But it's not a gerund - the

BillJthe non-finite subordinate clause 'being tentative' is a post-head modifier of the noun 'explanations'.

Hi, Bill.

we should regard all scientifc explanations as being tentative,

we should regard all scientific explanations as tentative?

Avangiwe should regard all scientific explanations as tentative?

Can we also describe the adjective "tentative" in the second example as a post-head modifier of the noun "explanations"?

Hi 'A'

No, 'explanations' is the direct object of 'regard', so 'as tentative' is an objective predicative complement in the form of a PP where 'as' is t

Thanks, Bill. My feel for this stuff is evolving more slowly than I had wished. - A.