1: He doesn't play half as well as his sister does.
2: He doesn't play half as well as his sister.
In sentence one, the second "as" is a conjunction. Am I right?
In sentence two, should I take the second "as" as a preposition or as a conjunction with "does" being omitted?
Thank you very much!
Best Answer
In both sentences, "as" is used as an adverb because it is comparing two things. It is used as a conjunction when something happening continuously over a period of time.
That is an example of "as" as a conjunction. "As" is used as a preposition when referring to a characteristic something has.