Please help me to get the grammatical issue clear
I read a sentence "They should think about prioritizing sleep in the same way they would a healthy diet or exercise" this morning, so I get some questions now.
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1. What's the role of the part "in the same way" ?
If it's adverbial, which verb does it modify ? think ? would?
2. Is the word "would" predicate in attributive clause?
3. I would like someone to give me a overall understanding over the sentence.
Thannnnnnnnnnk you!
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“In the same way” is adverbial, and modifies the verb “think about” — twice. It means “exactly as” “just like” The auxiliary “would” is used without a main verb, because it is the *same* main verb as the one just mentioned. This is very typical of English.
They should think about prioritizing sleep in the same way they would THINK ABOUT a healthy diet or exercise.
In other words, they should think about prioritizing sleep exactly as they would think about a healthy diet or exercise.
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