what does "as have" in this sentence mean? In Britain, for example, many of our best-loved farmland birds, such as the skylark, the grey partridge, the lapwing and the corn bunting, have vanished from huge stretches of countryside, as have even more wild flowers and insects.

What's the difference between "farm" and "ranch"? what does American heartland mean? Windmills were once seen on almost every "farm" and "ranch" in the "American heartland". Thanks a lot for clearing my puzzle.

what kind of job is "officer of the law" ? if somebody from USA said that he is an officer of the law, then what does he do? "an officer of the law" means "a policeman" or "a lawer" or it means other positions. I'm not sure what kind of job he took. Thank you for answering.

I meant to wait till the kids [ "were "or "have been '] in bed to tell you. which is right? Were or have been fits there? And why? Thank you very much.but she tell the story now.

What's the meaing of "No, Sirree.? "Sirree" means "sir", so "NO, sirree" means "no sir." "Yes sirree" means " yes sir." is that right?

The tense in as if clause confuses me terribly. could you help me out? Thanks very much. There’s an old couple who got married for a long time. And one day, unfortunately, they had a fight with each other. And maybe we can hear the following dialogue from their argument. Woman: I’m sorry I ever met you, I’m sorry I ever got married you. Man: 1) As if you have so many more appealing options. 2) As if you have had so many more appealing options. 3) As if you had so many more appealing options. 4) As if you had had so many more appealing options. Could you tell me that on what condition these answer could be used, these four sentences may express different meanings. Could you tell the differences? I wanted to know the exact differences among those different answers. Which means that the woman didn’t truly have more options? And which means she did have? Which ones fit the situation most? Thank you.