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Fantasy Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

What is the grammatical fucnction of 'AS' in these examples?

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00It appears that 'as' fuctions as a conjunction as well as a subject in the clause it is part of. Do you have a grammatical name for it?02br
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0 01font00as02font00 is a 01font00conjunction02font00 in your examples, and means 01font00in the same way02font00.0-
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01cite10Inchoateknowledge12cite11font10as12font10 is a 11font10conjunction12font10 in your examples, and means 11font10in the same way12font10.12br
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01font00As02font00 was the case with Davie’s research, hostile commentary ensued from disease model extremists.02br
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00No, it is not the subject. IMO, it is an adverb (as = in the same way = how?)0-
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0When I asaked the original question, I was a bit confused having been asked the same question by someone else. 02br
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00Having thouht it over, things became clear to me. The subject of the subordiaationg clause is often omitted as the be verb. 02br
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00When (you are) in town, give me a call. 02br
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0That's a relative pronoun. It's called a pesudo relative clause. 0-
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01cite10Fantasy12cite10 By the way, 'as' in this context is a conjuction, not an adverb as suggested in one of the above replies.12blockquote
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