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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
The phrase "that much"
Hello all,
I would like to know the nature and function of the words in the phrase "that much". Here is the context:
"NOT every scrap involving armed groups in the same polity is a civil war: on that much the experts agree."
This sentence was borrowed from an article in The Economist.
My guess is that "that" is an adverb and "much" is a pronoun. The phrase "on that much" is an object for the verb "agree".
Thank you in advance for your help!
Ben
I would like to know the nature and function of the words in the phrase "that much". Here is the context:
"NOT every scrap involving armed groups in the same polity is a civil war: on that much the experts agree."
This sentence was borrowed from an article in The Economist.
My guess is that "that" is an adverb and "much" is a pronoun. The phrase "on that much" is an object for the verb "agree".
Thank you in advance for your help!
Ben
Top answer
"That much" used like this is idiomatic and cannot really be precisely categorized grammatically. "
- "That much" used like this is idiomatic and cannot really be precisely categorized grammatically.
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"That much" used like this is idiomatic and cannot really be precisely categorized grammatically. In a situation like this it means something like "that" or "this" or "this point": "...on this/that/that point the experts agree."
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