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Seagull Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

The usage of the conjunction "as"

Regarding the following two sentences:

(a) Great as a doctor as he is, he is not respected by his colleagues.

(b) Great as he is as a doctor, he is not respected by his colleagues.

I wanted to write a sentence which means "Though he is great as a doctor, he is not respected by his colleagues." Then, which of the above two sentences is correct?
  

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Both (a) and (b) are acceptable. Also: As great a doctor as he is, he is not respected by his colleagues. Despite being a great doctor, he is not… Despite his being a great doctor, his colleagues don’t respect him.

— Wilpeter

  • Both (a) and (b) are acceptable.
  • Also: As great a doctor as he is, he is not respected by his colleagues.
  • Despite being a great doctor, he is not… Despite his being a great doctor, his colleagues don’t respect him.
  • As a doctor he is great, but his colleagues …
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Both (a) and (b) are acceptable. Also:
As great a doctor as he is, he is not respected by his colleagues.
Despite being a great doctor, he is not…
Despite his being a great doctor, his colleagues don’t respect him.
As a doctor he is great, but his colleagues …
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I understand.
Thank you very much indeed, Wilpeter.
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