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05 Jun 2022, 03:06
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Consider two find the error examples (both are from MGMAT SC SG)
1. Juggling is a favourite pastime for me, like for you
2. Although we were sitting in the bleachers, the baseball game was as exciting to us as the people sitting behind home plate
The correct answers are
1. Juggling is a favourite pastime for me, as it is for you
2. Although we were sitting in the bleachers, the baseball game was as exciting to us as to the people sitting behind home plate
I have the following doubts
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1. Juggling is a favourite pastime for me, like for you
2. Although we were sitting in the bleachers, the baseball game was as exciting to us as the people sitting behind home plate
The correct answers are
1. Juggling is a favourite pastime for me, as it is for you
2. Although we were sitting in the bleachers, the baseball game was as exciting to us as to the people sitting behind home plate
I have the following doubts
- Why is the pronoun and verb skipped in (2)
- How do I know when to use as it was to/for and when to use as to/for
Thanks.
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07 Jun 2022, 06:40
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The difference is, I would say, between the use of 'as' *on its own* and the construction *as ____ as*.
'As' on its own has a 'conjunction' like job to do. Sometimes it means 'at the same time as': As she went to the store, her partner went to the bank.' But in COMPARISON mode, 'as' is comparing how things are similar in their 'subject-verbs.' "As did his father, he played basketball in college." So you need a subject-verb *in* the structure. The structure doesn't build a full 'parallel bridge' to bring the subject verb 'in.'
So "Juggling is a favorite past-time for me, as for you' doesn't work. There's no verb in the second part of the comparison (also to make this more annoying, "As for ____ is an idiom that often introduces a new CONTRASTING idea... "Juggling is my favorite past-time; as for you, magic tricks seem to be your hobby of choice.")
'as ____ as' however, builds a stronger kind of parallelism. Words from other parts of the sentence can get 'implied' easier.
"The game was as exciting for us as [it was] for the people behind home plate."
But this requires care as well. Consider the sentence:
"The game was as exciting for us as the people behind home plate."
What meaning am I going for? There are two valid interpretations:
"The game was as exciting for us as [WERE] the people behind home plate [EXCITING FOR US]."
And
"The game was as exciting for us as [THE GAME WAS EXCITING FOR] the people behind home plate."
Which story am I saying? Something about the people behind home plate was exciting? OR that both us and the people behind home plate were excited by the game?
You'd have to clear that up:
The game was as exciting for us as FOR the people behind home plate.
The game was as exciting for as WERE the people behind home plate.
This is, for the record, *very* trick stuff. Some of the trickiest in SC. These advanced comparison/structure things don't show up THAT often, and you shouldn't worry about them until many other things in SC are locked in solid.
'As' on its own has a 'conjunction' like job to do. Sometimes it means 'at the same time as': As she went to the store, her partner went to the bank.' But in COMPARISON mode, 'as' is comparing how things are similar in their 'subject-verbs.' "As did his father, he played basketball in college." So you need a subject-verb *in* the structure. The structure doesn't build a full 'parallel bridge' to bring the subject verb 'in.'
So "Juggling is a favorite past-time for me, as for you' doesn't work. There's no verb in the second part of the comparison (also to make this more annoying, "As for ____ is an idiom that often introduces a new CONTRASTING idea... "Juggling is my favorite past-time; as for you, magic tricks seem to be your hobby of choice.")
'as ____ as' however, builds a stronger kind of parallelism. Words from other parts of the sentence can get 'implied' easier.
"The game was as exciting for us as [it was] for the people behind home plate."
But this requires care as well. Consider the sentence:
"The game was as exciting for us as the people behind home plate."
What meaning am I going for? There are two valid interpretations:
"The game was as exciting for us as [WERE] the people behind home plate [EXCITING FOR US]."
And
"The game was as exciting for us as [THE GAME WAS EXCITING FOR] the people behind home plate."
Which story am I saying? Something about the people behind home plate was exciting? OR that both us and the people behind home plate were excited by the game?
You'd have to clear that up:
The game was as exciting for us as FOR the people behind home plate.
The game was as exciting for as WERE the people behind home plate.
This is, for the record, *very* trick stuff. Some of the trickiest in SC. These advanced comparison/structure things don't show up THAT often, and you shouldn't worry about them until many other things in SC are locked in solid.
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