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Teleostomi Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
What's the difference between "as" (relative pronoun) and "which" (RP)?
(1)He was unpretentious in both manner and appearance, as befit someone worked well with children.What exactly does "as" mean in this sentence? What's the difference with it and the sentence with "which" in its place?
(2)...and appearance, which befit someone worked well with children.
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Hi, He was unpretentious in both manner and appearance, as befit someone worked well with children. What exactly does "as" mean in this sentence? What's the difference with it and the sentence with "which" in its place?
- Hi, He was unpretentious in both manner and appearance, as befit someone worked well with children.
- What exactly does "as" mean in this sentence?
- What's the difference with it and the sentence with "which" in its place?
- He was unpretentious in both manner and appearance, as befit ted someone who worked well with children.
- 'As' here means 'in the manner which' or 'to the extent that would be suitable for'.
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Hi,
He was unpretentious in both manner and appearance, as befit someone worked well with children.What exactly does "as" mean in this sentence? What's the difference with it and the sentence with "which" in its place?
He was unpretentiou
He was unpretentious in both manner and appearance, as befit someone worked well with children.What exactly does "as" mean in this sentence? What's the difference with it and the sentence with "which" in its place?
He was unpretentiou
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Thanks Clive!Thanks also for the correction, I was sloppy!
Unfortunately, for some reason I can't edit my post.
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