A sick dog is as much a dependant as a sick child.

[kadioguy]

[From an article]
A sick dog is as much a dependant as a sick child. (source)
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I find this structure interesting, so I'll make some sentences:

a. A sick dog is as/like a sick child. [my sentence]
b. A sick dog is as much as a sick child. [my sentence]

c. A sick dog is as much a dependant as a sick child.
d. A sick dog is a dependant as/like a sick child. [my setnence]
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1. Are all of them grammatical?

2. I think that (a) and (b) basically mean the same, and so do (c) and (d). (I know that the meanings of (c) and (d) are not as close as those of (a) and (b), though.) Is that right?

[Edit: Fixed typos - changed the incorrect "senence" to the correct "sentence". Thanks, Tarheel.]

 

[Tarheel]

[From an article]
A sick dog is as much a dependant as a sick child. (source)
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I find this structure interesting, so I'll make some sentences:

a. A sick dog is like a sick child. [my sentence]
b. A sick dog is as much as a sick child. [my sentence]

c. A sick dog is as much a dependant as a sick child.
d. A sick dog is a dependant as/like a sick child. [my sentence]
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1. Are all of them grammatical?

2. I think that (a) and (b) basically mean the same, and so do (c) and (d). (I know that the meanings of (c) and (d) are not as close as those of (a) and (b), though.) Is that right?

When we say something is like something else we mean it is similar to the other thing. (They have things in common.) So the first one makes sense.

 

[kadioguy]

When we say something is like something else we mean it is similar to the other thing. (They have things in common.) So the first one makes sense.

What do you think of (b) and (d)?

b. A sick dog is as much as a sick child. [my sentence]
d. A sick dog is a dependant like a sick child. [my sentence]

 

[tedmc]

b. A sick dog is as much as a sick child. [my sentence]
d. A sick dog is a dependant like a sick child. [my sentence]

b is not correct. As much what as a sick child? Something is missing.
d is correct but is not exactly the same as the original sentence. The original sentence focuses on the degree of dependence rather than whether or not they are dependent.

 

[Tdol]

And don't use as in d).