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Fire1 Posted 6 years ago
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?1. He likes to show me a picture so old that his face in it is indistinct.
2. He likes to show me a picture, the one so old that his face in it is indistinct.
3. He likes to show me a picture of his grandmother so old that her face in it is indistinct.
4. He likes to show me a picture of his grandmother, the one so old that her face in it is indistinct.
5. My father gave me a car so old that it can't even run at the speed of 50km/h.
6. My father gave me a car that is so old that it can't even run at the speed of 50km/h.
7. My father gave me a car made by a Japanese company so old that it can't even run at the speed of 50km/h.

Q1) Are all the sentences grammatically correct and natural?
Q2) In 1 and 3, is "so old that her face in it is indistinct" referring to a picture?
Q3) In 7, is "so old...the speed of 50km/h" referring to a car?
Q4) As for sentences 3,7, is it better to insert a dash or comma as below?

A1. He likes to show me a picture of his grandmother, so old that her face in it is indistinct.
B1. He likes to show me a picture of his grandmother - so old that her face in it is indistinct.

  

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1. He likes to show me a picture so old that his face in it is indistinct. 2.

— Clive

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  • He likes to show me a picture so old that his face in it is indistinct.
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  • He likes to show me a picture, the one so old that his face in it is indistinct.
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1. He likes to show me a picture so old that his face in it is indistinct.
2. He likes to show me a picture, the one so old that his face in it is indistinct.
3. He likes to show me a picture of his grandmother so old that her face in it is indistinct.
4. He likes to show me a picture of his grandmother, the one so old that her face in it is indistinct.
5. My father gave me a c

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