Sentence construction with "as much as."
Hello,
Please help. Is there a grammatical pattern for this kind of sentence, which involves "as much as" and means "My father was talking of himself and Clara and Jane."
Example: She gradually realized that her father was talking about himself as much as he was talking of Clara and Jane. (Have I written this correctly?)
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anonymous She gradually realized that her father was talking about himself as much as he was talking [about / of] Clara and Jane. You used "talking about" in the first part, so you should use "talking about" in the second part. "of" is not wrong.
- anonymous She gradually realized that her father was talking about himself as much as he was talking [about / of] Clara and Jane.
- You used "talking about" in the first part, so you should use "talking about" in the second part.
- "of" is not wrong.
- It's just not parallel to the previous phrasing.
- Yes, you used "as much as" correctly.
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anonymousShe gradually realized that her father was talking about himself as much as he was talking [about / of] Clara and Jane.
You used "talking about" in the first part, so you should use "talking about" in the second part. "of" is not wrong. It's just not parallel to the previous phrasing.
Yes, you used "as mu
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