Ali je as possibleizpuščen po as much v tem stavku?
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Rebecca
Ne, ni! As possiblev tem stavku ni izpuščeno. Beseda as muchtukaj ima pomen less. Ljudje zaradi distanciranja ne morejo jesti toliko, kot so nekoč. Izraz as much as possiblese nanaša na obseg izvedljivosti. Če v novicah govorimo o tem, da vlada poskuša zmanjšati prehranjevanje ljudi, bi uporabil besedno zvezo as much as possible. Ampak to ni tisto, o čemer govori ta novica! Govorimo o tem, kako so se ljudje zanesli na komplete obrokov za večerjo! Primer: We need him to practice the clarinet as much as possible. (Poskrbeti moram, da lahko klaninet čim bolj vadi.) Primer: I don't swim as much as I used to. (ne plavam toliko, kot sem nekoč.) = > pomeni, da plavam manj kot nekoč. Primer: He needs a liver transplant as soon as possible. (čim prej mora dobiti presaditev jeter) Primer: We don't go out as much as we did before covid. (ne grem ven toliko, kot sem pred COVID.) => pomeni, da sem pred COVID-om odšel več.