Much too burdensome
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what is the structure of this sentence:
To be an authority is much too "burdensome an existence" for a humorist.
in this sentence, we have adj+an+noun (in quotation mark)
what is the exact meaning of this sentence?
the meaning is "the most burdensome experience in humorist's life is being author"?
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"much too burdensome an existence" = an existence that is much too burdensome. "(much) too X a Y", where X is an adjective and Y a noun, is a set pattern in English. anonymous To be an authority is much too "burdensome an existence" for a humorist.
- "much too burdensome an existence" = an existence that is much too burdensome.
- "(much) too X a Y", where X is an adjective and Y a noun, is a set pattern in English.
- anonymous To be an authority is much too "burdensome an existence" for a humorist.
- I believe that you have used quotation marks to highlight a phrase in the sentence that you wish to ask about.
- I recommend that you do not do this, as it can easily appear that the quotation marks are part of the original text.
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"much too burdensome an existence" = an existence that is much too burdensome.
"(much) too X a Y", where X is an adjective and Y a noun, is a set pattern in English.
anonymousTo be an authority is much too "burdensome an existence" for a humorist.
I believe that you have used quotation marks to highlight a phrase in the sentence that you wish to
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