0

Trump had fought his way up the polls to the extent that he was within striking distance of Hillary Clinton.

I'm confused with this part's grammar structure——'fought his way up ……the extent that'.

And is it necessary to put prep. between 'fought his way' and 'the polls'？

Improve this question
0

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
1

Second question: up is a preposition. Where did he fight his way? Up the polls.

First question: to the extent that is effectively a subordinating conjunction. How far did he fight his way up the polls? To the extent that (= far enough that, to a point where he was) in striking distance.

Improve this answer

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .