intensifiers 27/01

Hi Hela,

1) Passing my driving test was so good a feeling that … (is this construction correct ? If yes, how can I complete the sentence, please?) . . .that I went to a nice restaurant to celebrate. You could also say

. . . such a good feeling that . . ., I think that's a bit more natural.

2) We had

Thanks Clive, that helps.

I'm not sure you need to continue "...such a X feeling..."

1. Passing my driving test was such a great feeling!

MrP

Hela
Dear teachers,



1) Passing my driving test was so good a feeling that … (is this construction correct ? If yes, how can I complete the sentence, please?)



All the best,

Hela

The construction "so + adjective + a" is incorrect.

MilkyThe construction "so + adjective + a" is incorrect.

The construction "so + adjective + a" is rather of rare use in current English, but it is correct.

(EX) There were certainly members of the Bush administration who absolutely were determined to make the case, not only that Saddam Hussein was a threat, but that he was so grave a threat th

Thank you Paco.

Milky

Hela
Dear teachers,



1) Passing my driving test was so good a feeling that … (is this construction correct ? If yes, how can I complete the sentence, please?)



All the best,

Hela

The construction "so + adjective + a" is incorre

Paco2004

MilkyThe construction "so + adjective + a" is incorrect.

The construction "so + adjective + a" is rather of rare use in current English, but it is correct.

(EX) There were certainly members of the Bush administration who absolutely were determined to make the case, not only that Saddam Hussein was a threat, but that

And you're right too, milky!

HelaAnd you're right too, milky!

I hope so. The British National Corpus (BNC) shows me that the form "so + adjective +a" is mostly used in the registers News, Fiction, and Academic. In the Spoken register, that construction hardly appears.