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What part of speech is as in the sentence hard and sharp as flint?
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Traditionally in this type of sentence, "as" was considered a subordinating conjunction, introducing the partially implied clause, "flint [is sharp]". This matters in practice predominantly when the word "flint" in the given sentence instead is a pronoun: One should write "as old as I" rather than "as old as me". The latter is now used in practice except in very formal contexts (perhaps including language class?).
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What are-Direct and indirect speech?
what is the indirect speech for this sentence the teacher said to me you are not working hard enough
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