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Matfever Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

ADJ

Hi, me again

Is this form okay?

This is interesting a book.

Because it sounds awkward to meEmotion: fubar
  

Top answer

You have a beautiful avatar. This is an interesting book. "

  • You have a beautiful avatar.
  • This is an interesting book.
  • "
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You have a beautiful avatar.

This is an interesting book.

The article "a" goes before the adjective "interesting" -- but because "interesting" starts with a vowel sound, the "a" becomes "an."
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Grammar GeekYou have a beautiful avatar.
thanks Emotion: stick out tongue
Grammar Geek
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It is wrong because the article needs to come before the adjective.
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Grammar GeekIt is wrong because the article needs to come before the adjective.
Wait, what about this

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Note that that example uses the "so" formation.

It was an interesting book. -- A straight forward, declarative sentence.

It was so interesting a book that I couldn't put it down. -- A "so" statement, but a format that is not as common as the next two, which mean the same thing.

It was such an interesting that I couldn't but it down.

The book was so interesting t

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