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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Adjectival so~that clause
The narrator recalls his childhood, now about his home schooling; Today, especially a punishment awaits him.
He lives with his mother, Peggotty the only maid of his house, his stern stepfather Mr. Murdstone, and Mr. Mudstone's eccentric elder sister in his late father's house.
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He[stepfather] had my head as in a vice, but I twined round him somehow, and stopped him for a moment, entreating him not to beat me. It was only for a moment that I stopped him, for he cut me heavily an instant afterwards, and in the same instant I caught the hand with which he held me in my mouth, between my teeth, and bit it through. It sets my teeth on edge to think of it.
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I sat listening for long while, but there was not a sound. I crawled up from the floor, and saw my face in the glass, so swollen, red, and ugly that it almost frightened me. My stripes were sore and stiff, and made me cry afresh when I moved, but they were nothing to the guilt I felt. It lay heavier on my breast than if I had been a most atrocious criminal, I dare say.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I think as there is a subject in "so" clause, the underline clause is an adjective clause modifying "my face."
I'd like to know if my thought is right.
Thank you in advance for your help.
He lives with his mother, Peggotty the only maid of his house, his stern stepfather Mr. Murdstone, and Mr. Mudstone's eccentric elder sister in his late father's house.
.......................
He[stepfather] had my head as in a vice, but I twined round him somehow, and stopped him for a moment, entreating him not to beat me. It was only for a moment that I stopped him, for he cut me heavily an instant afterwards, and in the same instant I caught the hand with which he held me in my mouth, between my teeth, and bit it through. It sets my teeth on edge to think of it.
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I sat listening for long while, but there was not a sound. I crawled up from the floor, and saw my face in the glass, so swollen, red, and ugly that it almost frightened me. My stripes were sore and stiff, and made me cry afresh when I moved, but they were nothing to the guilt I felt. It lay heavier on my breast than if I had been a most atrocious criminal, I dare say.
[David Copperfield by Charles Dickens]
I think as there is a subject in "so" clause, the underline clause is an adjective clause modifying "my face."
I'd like to know if my thought is right.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
" The underlined so -clause is certainly a modifier of "my face", and "it" refers back to the antecedent "my face" if that's what you mean. saw my face so swollen that it frightened me. You can also argue that "it" refers to the act of seeing his own face.
- " The underlined so -clause is certainly a modifier of "my face", and "it" refers back to the antecedent "my face" if that's what you mean.
- saw my face so swollen that it frightened me.
- You can also argue that "it" refers to the act of seeing his own face.
- CJ
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park sang joonI think as there is a subject in "so" clause, the underline clause is an adjective clause modifying "my face."The underlined so-clause is certainly a modifier of "my face", and "it" refers back to the antecedent "my face" if that's what you mean.
... saw my face so swollen that it frightened me.
You can also argue
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Thank you, Mr,Jim, for another so very helpful answer from you, and I'm so sorry for my poor wording.
I think "so swollen, red, and ugly" is an adjectival phrase becasue there isn't "it is"; a subject + a verb.
I'd like to know if it is right.
I think "so swollen, red, and ugly" is an adjectival phrase becasue there isn't "it is"; a subject + a verb.
I'd like to know if it is right.
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park sang joonI think "so swollen, red, and ugly" is an adjectival phrase ...Yes, it is.
park sang joonthere isn't "it is"; a subject + a verb.True. You can do it that way with a linking verb (was): My face was swollen, red, and ugly. / My face was so swollen, red, and ugly that ..., but that's not how it
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