jiang
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Dear Teachers,
I came across the following sentence:
The Second World War, as did the earlier one of 1914, prompted public concern about the physical and intellectual well-being of the country's human resources.
My question is why 'as did the earlier one of 1914' is inverted? Here did refers to 'prompted'. Can I say 'as the earlier one of 1914 did'? If I can't does it mean a sentence beginning with as which is followed by a verb that expresses the same act before should be inverted?
Thanks!
Jiang
I came across the following sentence:
The Second World War, as did the earlier one of 1914, prompted public concern about the physical and intellectual well-being of the country's human resources.
My question is why 'as did the earlier one of 1914' is inverted? Here did refers to 'prompted'. Can I say 'as the earlier one of 1914 did'? If I can't does it mean a sentence beginning with as which is followed by a verb that expresses the same act before should be inverted?
Thanks!
Jiang