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Navitasan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

With how much/as much as

Which are correct:

1-With how much I have played this game, it is no wonder that I know every trick in it.
2-Given how much I have played this game, it is no wonder that I know every trick in it.
3-As much as I have played this game, it is no wonder that I know every trick in it.

Gratefully,
Navi.
  

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Hi Navitasan, The third option should be the first one that we can rule out here. ," the clause succeeding it too should begin with a first person pronoun. ," we expect a contradiction.

  • Hi Navitasan, The third option should be the first one that we can rule out here.
  • ," the clause succeeding it too should begin with a first person pronoun.
  • ," we expect a contradiction.
  • " would be a better one here.
  • Between options 1 and 2, 2 definitely sounds better.
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Hi Navitasan,

The third option should be the first one that we can rule out here.

When a clause begins with "As much as I...," the clause succeeding it too should begin with a first person pronoun. Also, when you say "As much as...," we expect a contradiction. It is akin to saying, "even though X took place, Y occurred."

"As much as I have played this game, I still don't

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