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Liveinjapan  #513857  Thu, 15 May 08 06:21 AM
Just as Sen. Clinton herself has questioned Obama's qualifications to be president and enact change, and so do many of her supporters.

The original sentence doesn't have and but I think it is necessary from the point of view of strict grammar, right?

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Avangi  #513863  Thu, 15 May 08 06:49 AM

Actually, no.  I'd say the portion after your "and" is the main clause, and the humongus one leading up to it is only subordinate.

As Maine goes, so goes the country. This is an old political addage about GG's state, meaning that whoever Maine votes for will win the election.  I know it's strange.  Neither clause really seems independent.  They depend on each other.  (Perhaps it's another example of one CJ just posted as "interlocking clauses.")

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Liveinjapan  #513867  Thu, 15 May 08 07:13 AM
Thanks, Avangi. 

I missed 'Just as'.

Please give me a comment on this:

"The reason I'm here tonight is because the Democratic voters have made their choice, and so have I,"

I think both clauses before and after and are independent ones so and is normally used, right? 

 

  
Avangi  #513915  Thu, 15 May 08 10:25 AM

Agreed.

  
Marius Hancu  #513939  Thu, 15 May 08 11:52 AM

 No.

The flow is:

Just as she, ... , so do they. 
  
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Liveinjapan  #513978  Thu, 15 May 08 12:55 PM
Thanks, Avangi and Marius.

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