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Date: | Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:51:25 -0400 |
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Dear ATEGgers,
To me, the grammatical difference between which and as is that basically
which refers to a noun, while as refers to a verb. Of course they expand
their reference. When the reference to a verb is synonymous to reference
to the verb and its object, either works.
But:
He has a terrier, as his neighbor has.
They both have terriers.
He has a terrier, which his neighbor has.
The neighbor is keeping the dog while the owner is on vacation.
Then when you get to adjectives:
He is busy, as was expected.
As refers to is busy.
He is busy, which was expected.
Busy is assumed to mean a busy person, I guess,
or it could refer to the whole clause, that he is busy..
Anybody have a better answer to an interesting question?
Carolyn Hartnett
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