Push for greater integration of global economy is not, like earlier, guided by complicated philosophical questions about the global fraternity, but the practical matters of business: cost savings and efficiency.


A. not, like earlier, guided by complicated philosophical questions about the global fraternity, but the practical matters of business

B. being guided by the practical matters of business, instead of complicated philosophical questions about the global fraternity, as it has been earlier

C. guided not by complicated philosophical questions about the global fraternity, as earlier, but by the practical matters of business

D. guided by the practical matters of business, not complicated philosophical questions about the global fraternity, which was the case earlier

E. guided not by complicated philosophical questions about the global fraternity, as has been the case earlier, but by the practical matters of business

Hello,

So how can we know when: "[subordinate conjunction] + [not a full clause]" is correct?

Is it always ? For example, can "as" ever not be followed by a full clause ?

This is something I really struggle with, so thank in advance for you help!

Hello Naptiste,

We hope this finds you well.

Having gone through the question and your query, we believe we can resolve your doubt.

As is the case with all conjunctions, the elements that coordinating conjunctions link must be parallel; thus, a subordinating conjunction can only be followed by something that is not a full clause, if it is also preceded by the same.

We hope this helps.
All the best!
Experts' Global Team

Thank you very much for your answer, your guys are helping me a lot

I am a bit confused with that explanation.

If I understood you correctly:

John, as Louis, likes football. is correct as "Louis" is parallel to "John".

For me, it is wrong, and we should write: John, like Louis, likes football.

Is John, as Louis, likes football correct?


Thank you so much .