Inversion with "as"

#1 (**permalink**) 17-Feb-2005, 17:58

Hi, the inversion (as will I) in the following sentence is obligatory or not ?
Gregory will play in the tournament this year, as will I
Can I say
Gregory will play in the tournament this year, as I will

Thanks a lot.

**Tdol** · #2 (**permalink**) 18-Feb-2005, 03:00

It's obligatory there, IMO.

#3 (**permalink**) 18-Feb-2005, 15:39

How about this one:
He did not need to keep moving house, as his father had.

In this case, no inversion.

It is a sample given in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (http://pewebdic2.cw.idm.fr/), under "as, conjunction"?

**Tdol** · #4 (**permalink**) 19-Feb-2005, 06:00

It's the negative, IMO:
Gregory will not play in the tournament, as I will.
Gregory will play in the tournament, as will I.

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