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Mosja Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

What grammatical form used in this sentence

This is quite a complex sentence. There got to be a complex grammatical form used in this sentence.

As Edison's notoriety skyrocketed, so did the sales figures

I've searched "As....so did grammar" on google no luck.

  

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It is an alternate form of positive agreement using "so. You made more money. So did I.

  • It is an alternate form of positive agreement using "so.
  • You made more money.
  • So did I.
  • As you made more money, so did I.
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It is an alternate form of positive agreement using "so.

You made more money. So did I.

As you made more money, so did I.

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As Edison's notoriety skyrocketed, so did the sales figures.


It's a comparative construction that bears some resemblance to a correlative comparative construction. Compare:

[The more Edison's notoriety skyrocketed], the more the sales figures did

where the bracketed element is a subordinate clause functioning as a

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