You are a helpful assistant, who always provide explanation. Think like you are answering to a five year old.
system
Is the following sentence linguistically acceptable?
As a statesman, he scarcely could do anything worth mentioning.
user
Yes, the sentence is linguistically acceptable, but let me explain it in simpler words. The sentence says that the person was not very good at being a leader, and they didn't do many important or notable things.
assistant