http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/AsBarbaricAsThisSounds/gkzmv/post.htmThu, 07 Aug 2008 04:40:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:551909Pb030http://www.englishforums.com/English/AsBarbaricAsThisSounds/gkzmv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-551909.xmlHello teachers,<br /><br /><br />I don&#39;t know how to understand the part unlined.<br /><br />Is the sentence, especially the part&nbsp;underlined&nbsp;below correct?<br /><br />Is it the same structure as in &#39;Poor as he was, he had won the general respect&#39; ?<br /><br />I need to understand and explain the part grammatically as well as in meaning.<br /><br />If you could expain it with some grammatical terms, it would be a big help to me.<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />--<br /><br /><br /> <p><strong><span style="TEXT-DECORATION:underline;"><span>As barbaric as this sounds</span></span></strong><span>, it should be remembered that many other ancient civilizations practiced human sacrifice.</span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>