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puzzle
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 Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:07 pm Post subject: inversion |
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Dear teacher,
I know we can't say " A poor student as he is,...", but can we say"Poor a student as he is,..."?
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CP
Joined: 12 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:12 am Post subject: |
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Depending on what you mean to say, yes.
"[As] poor a student as he is, he still manages to wear nice clothes." This means the same as, "Even though he is as poor as he is, . . . ."
"A poor student, as he is, usually can't afford to wear such nice clothes." This means, "A poor student like him usually . . . ."
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