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W415384914 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Who can interpret the grammar structure of 'much as' here?
The farmers’ situation could improve if they start to build stronger networks across country, much as businessmen already have.
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w415384914 The farmers’ situation could improve if they start to build stronger networks across country, much as businessmen already have. 'as' is a conjunction. It has the meaning 'like' or 'similar to'.
- w415384914 The farmers’ situation could improve if they start to build stronger networks across country, much as businessmen already have.
- 'as' is a conjunction.
- It has the meaning 'like' or 'similar to'.
- 'much' modifies 'as', making 'much as' take the meaning 'very like' or 'very similar to'.
- CJ
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w415384914 The farmers’ situation could improve if they start to build stronger networks across country, much as businessmen already have.'as' is a conjunction. It has the meaning 'like' or 'similar to'.
'much' modifies 'as', making 'much as' take the meaning 'very like' or 'very similar to'.
CJ
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