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Infinik Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

"the same as"

Dear the grammar savvy:

We know this is wrong:

I have the same book as yours.

But can anyone offer explanations why it is grammatically incorrect? Is it really that wrong?

What part of speech is "as"? Is it a relative pronoun? What about:

Mine is the same as yours.

Using the subject/object-case pronoun analysis, one can explain:

I like her as much as he [likes her].

I like her as much as him.

But can that analysis be applied to the sentence "I have the same book as yours"?

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Infinik Using the subject/object-case pronoun analysis, one can explain: I like her as much as he [likes her]. I like her as much as him. No, because yours (and all other such pronouns) does not change from one case to another.

— CalifJim

  • Infinik Using the subject/object-case pronoun analysis, one can explain: I like her as much as he [likes her].
  • I like her as much as him.
  • No, because yours (and all other such pronouns) does not change from one case to another.
  • Yours is better.
  • (subject) Henry likes yours.
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InfinikUsing the subject/object-case pronoun analysis, one can explain:

I like her as much as he [likes her].

I like her as much as him.

No, because yours (and all other such pronouns) does not change from one case to another.
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