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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
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Hello,
1. She is as good as her mother.
Can I write it as "She is so good as her mother."?
2. She is not as good as her mother.
3. She is not so good as her mother.
wetbeen (2) and (3) which one is correct? Are both correct?
Thanks.
1. She is as good as her mother.
Can I write it as "She is so good as her mother."?
2. She is not as good as her mother.
3. She is not so good as her mother.
wetbeen (2) and (3) which one is correct? Are both correct?
Thanks.
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Hanu my man, You definitely have tricky but interesting questions... I don't believe 'so... ' would work.
- Hanu my man, You definitely have tricky but interesting questions...
- I don't believe 'so...
- ' would work.
- At least it doesn't sound right to my (non-native) ear to say 'she is so good as her mother'.
- I believe it has to be 'she is so good' period.
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Hanu my man,
You definitely have tricky but interesting questions...
I don't believe 'so... as....' would work. At least it doesn't sound right to my (non-native) ear to say 'she is so good as her mother'. I believe it has to be 'she is so good' period.
Or maybe 'she is so good, as is her mother' would work but it has a different meaning : she is good, her mother is good also, but
You definitely have tricky but interesting questions...
I don't believe 'so... as....' would work. At least it doesn't sound right to my (non-native) ear to say 'she is so good as her mother'. I believe it has to be 'she is so good' period.
Or maybe 'she is so good, as is her mother' would work but it has a different meaning : she is good, her mother is good also, but
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Hello!
Waïti is right, you can't say "she's so good as ..." in a positive sentence. In a negative sentence, both are used, "not as good as" or "not so good as" (they express the idea that she's less ... than).
Waïti is right, you can't say "she's so good as ..." in a positive sentence. In a negative sentence, both are used, "not as good as" or "not so good as" (they express the idea that she's less ... than).
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Thank you PieAnne for the clarification.
I had no idea both alternatives would be acceptable in a negative sentence.
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I had no idea both alternatives would be acceptable in a negative sentence.
I'm learning something everyday with englishforum.com...
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Sorry to **** in but I disagree. I don't think so should be used in a negative sentence either.
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Can I just throw a spanner in the works and introduce the construction:
'She was so good as to warn us.'
'She was so good as to warn us.'
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Don't be sorry, Nona! 
Weird, because I checked with my grammar... Maybe it's too old...
Weird, because I checked with my grammar... Maybe it's too old...
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