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sejpdw
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 Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:04 am Post subject: as hard |
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"More intelligent rich men work nearly as hard as if they were poor."
1. In this sentence, what's the role or meaning of "as" in "as hard"?
2. In my opinion, the above sentence is similar to "Go as fast as you can."
It looks like "as" is omitted from "as hard as as if they were poor" because "as as if" looks awakard. What's your opinion? |
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Mary W. Ng
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:30 am Post subject: Re: as hard |
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"More intelligent rich men work nearly as hard as if they were poor."
1. In this sentence, what's the role or meaning of "as" in "as hard"? |
"As" is an adverb that introduces the comparison.
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2. In my opinion, the above sentence is similar to "Go as fast as you can."
It looks like "as" is omitted from "as hard as as if they were poor" because "as as if" looks awakard. What's your opinion? |
You're right. 
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