not so much A as B 与其说不如说

Question

与其说她们在选男友，不如说是在选他们的房子，车子和社会地位。
They are choosing not so much a boy friend as car，house，and social status.
这样说对吗，另外可不可以换成：
They are not so much choosing a boy friend as car，house，and social status.

Answer 1

1 主谓语都是复数，宾语应该对应为复数 boy friends, cars, houses and social status.
They are choosing not so much boy friends as cars, houses and social status.

2 not so much ...as... 与其...不如说...，第一个句子中修饰的是choose的宾语名词，而在第二个句子中修饰的是choosing，所以as后面也应该用对应的现在分词结构
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