What kind of grammar is used in this sentence in the dialogue?
I want to know what/how I should interpret the following sentence:
'As should you for being his wife!'
I've never seen such a construction of sentences. Could you, if possible, give me some examples of using that construction with an explanation?
Following is the dialogue of the series called Vikings from which I quoted the sentence,
A: What has it to do with your father?
A: Nothing!
B: Sometimes I think of him
B: I miss him. I can’t help it.
A: Of course not. You’re his son.
A: You must always be proud.
B: As should you for being his wife!
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Answers · 6
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This is not a very common expression - sometimes they will deliberately use old-fashioned sounding dialogue in that series, so I wouldn't recommend it for studying English for the purpose of communication.
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This is the equivalent of saying "you should be proud too, for being his wife'. It's a normal way of expressing comparison with modal verbs (and be, have and do).
Another example:
—He can do anything he wants.
—As can you.
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