Does the "as" affect this in some way?
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You’re right in that the “aforementioned” can be used as an adjective or noun, and you’re right in that the use of “as” makes a difference.
“As” in this sentence is being used as an adverb, telling us that something is related equally to something else. An adverb needs a verb to modify, so a verb needs to follow.
Since “aforementioned” is not a verb, it cannot be used in this clause.
“As mentioned” works because mentioned is a verb. (The clause is intended to read: “As I mentioned.”)
“Aforementioned” could be used in your sentence as follows (these examples, however, change the meaning of your sentence):
“The aforementioned Sally has green eyes.” (Here, “aforementioned” is serving as an adjective.)
“The aforementioned has green eyes.” (Here, “aforementioned” is serving as a noun.)
Very ugly and awkward sentence...
Why not try, "As previously mentioned...."
aformentioned is usually uses like this "The aformentioned project proved..."
but regardless, aformentioned is a hideous word!
In that sentence it is not being used as a verb.
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