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Diamondrg Posted 20 years ago
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paired structures?

0 I was ---- shocked when I received the bill for my car repairs, ---- I never thought it would be as much as that.02br
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00I think C is correct, but I wonder whether D is correct or not. If it is not correct, I wonder why.00 0-
  

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12br 12br 10A) such / that12br 12br 10B) very / like12br 12br 10C) so / as12br 12br 10D) too / for12br 12br 10E) as / when12br 12br 10I think C is correct, but I wonder whether D is correct or not. 12blockquote 11font 00The only way I can answer your question is to comment: how can one be "too" shocked? One can be "too full" after eating so much, or "too drunk to drive".

— Philip

  • 12br 12br 10A) such / that12br 12br 10B) very / like12br 12br 10C) so / as12br 12br 10D) too / for12br 12br 10E) as / when12br 12br 10I think C is correct, but I wonder whether D is correct or not.
  • 12blockquote 11font 00The only way I can answer your question is to comment: how can one be "too" shocked?
  • One can be "too full" after eating so much, or "too drunk to drive".
  • I hope this helps a little.
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01cite10Diamondrg12cite10I was ---- shocked when I received the bill for my car repairs, ---- I never thought it would be as much as that.12br
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0 Thank you for your reply. But these are just a few examples from google:02br
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0 Thank you for your reply. But these are just a few examples from google:02br
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0 With a negative, "too" can mean the same thing as "very".02br
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00 - I was too shocked when I discovered why I had been brought to the police station. [Anomalous. Assertive context.]02br
00 -Just like you're probably experiencing right now, I was too shocked when I discovered all these low-glycemic wonders! [Anomalous. Assertive context.]02br
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0Thanks, Jim, 02br
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00then does D have any chance of being grammatically correct? In positives, no?0-
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0 D is grammatically correct as a structure. It's just hard to imagine how the adjective "shocked" can be used there. Adjectives of emotional reaction don't work in that structure because it is somewhat illogical for us to speak as if there were a standard amount of such a reaction, more than which would be 01u01i00too02i02u00 much, i.e., more than the
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0Thank you, Jim. Then I understand that after "too adj" (leaving the common form 01del00too adj to infinitive02del00 aside), a result (using "so, therefore, consequently, as a result ..etc") can be expressed, but not a reason (using "for, since, as, because) and that the use of some adjectives, such as shocked and upset, with "too" is semantically odd. Right? 02br
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