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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Adj + article + noun

  • with so small an effort"

  • It wouldn't be that bad a job.

  • good a person
Can someone please explain (or give me a reference explaining) such constructions: adjective + article + noun?

Thank you
  

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I'm not sure how much there is to explain, so I'll just make some random comments. The whole pattern includes an intensifier like so or that , and the article has to be the indefinite article ( a / an ). intensifier + adjective + a/an + noun.

  • I'm not sure how much there is to explain, so I'll just make some random comments.
  • The whole pattern includes an intensifier like so or that , and the article has to be the indefinite article ( a / an ).
  • intensifier + adjective + a/an + noun.
  • ] + intensifier + adjective.
  • It wouldn't be that bad a job.
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I'm not sure how much there is to explain, so I'll just make some random comments.

The whole pattern includes an intensifier like so or that, and the article has to be the indefinite article (a / an).

intensifier + adjective + a/an + noun.

And the pattern is approximately equivalent to

a/an + noun + which [is / was / ...]
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Great answer, thanks. I knew when to use it, just couldn't explain it. Cheers.

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