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Taka Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

impressed/moved

Among these below, which is/are correct?
(1) No matter how impressed you were by the movie...
(2) No matter how much you were impressed by the movie...
(3) No matter how much impressed you were by the movie...
(4) No matter how deeply you were impressed by the movie...
(5) No matter how moved you were by the movie...
(6) No matter how much you were moved by the movie...
(7) No matter how deeply you were moved by the movie...
  

Top answer

Avoid 2, 3, 4 and 6. The others look ok. 4 in particular is completely wrong.

— Tidus

  • Avoid 2, 3, 4 and 6.
  • The others look ok.
  • 4 in particular is completely wrong.
  • Nobody gets 'deeply impressed' about anything.
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5 Answers
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Avoid 2, 3, 4 and 6. The others look ok.

4 in particular is completely wrong. Nobody gets 'deeply impressed' about anything.
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You think #5 is OK?
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Hi Taka,
I assume that you realize that 'impressed' and 'moved' do not have the same meaning.

Clive
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Clive... that 'impressed' and 'moved' do not have the same meaning.
Well, right now I'm rather interested in whether those constructions are possible or not. 
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