I cannot possibly R-K:
"I might as well tell the truth as continue to tell lies."
Thank you for your help.
Reword it to "I might tell the truth as well as I might continue to tell lies well."
Treat "I might...well" as understood and use "x"'s for them. "As...as" is a correlative conjunction joining the first "well" to an adverb clause. "To tell lies" is an infinitive phrase acting as the direct object in the second clause.
Does that help?
Reword it to "I might tell the truth as well as I might continue to tell lies well."
Treat "I might...well" as understood and use "x"'s for them. "As...as" is a correlative conjunction joining the first "well" to an adverb clause. "To tell lies" is an infinitive phrase acting as the direct object in the second clause.
Does that help?
I believe that she has left one of the "as"'s out.
The problem with that is it ignores the other "as". "As...as" is working correlatively.
"As well" could be a phrasal adverb in a sentence like "I went as well", meaning "I went also".
Sometimes sentences like the original one you started with can be interpreted differently, but so far I don't see the other interpretation. I am not saying that I am right. I just mean to say that I can't yet accept the other explanation. Don't give up on me.
The problem with that is it ignores the other "as". "As...as" is working correlatively.
"As well" could be a phrasal adverb in a sentence like "I went as well", meaning "I went also".
Sometimes sentences like the original one you started with can be interpreted differently, but so far I don't see the other interpretation. I am not saying that I am right. I just mean to say that I can't yet accept the other explanation. Don't give up on me.
Now, here are two harder sentences to diagram. They are a study in ellipsis
If not us, who? If not now, when?[/QUOTE
I guess this is one of those situations that cry aloud, "Context!!!"
Now, here are two harder sentences to diagram. They are a study in ellipsis
If not us, who? If not now, when?