So many as a post adjective modifier
The street was full of people, so many that it seemed like a holiday. https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=3Nb3BQAAQBAJ&pg=PT107&dq="people+so+many+that"&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj9hZ3c25LoAhWZxYsBHZhGDAkQ6AEIUjAH#v=onepage&q="people so many that"&f=false
Q1) First, I wonder whether the sentence above correct.
Q2) Is "so many" used as a post adjective modifier modifying "people"?
Q3) Is the original sentence the same in meaning as "The street was full of so many people that it seemed like a holiday"?
I would say yes to the three questions, but I'm not really sure about them.
I have already posted a question on "so many", but since the function of 'so many" looks different, I seperately made this question.
Top answer
The street was full of people, so many that it seemed like a holiday . No: "so many" does not modify "people". The underlined element is a supplementary NP, not part of the NP headed by "people".
- The street was full of people, so many that it seemed like a holiday .
- No: "so many" does not modify "people".
- The underlined element is a supplementary NP, not part of the NP headed by "people".
- The NP is a fused determiner-head construction, where "many" means "many people".
- The street was full of [ so many people that it seemed like a holiday ] .
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The street was full of people, so many that it seemed like a holiday.
No: "so many" does not modify "people".
The underlined element is a supplementary NP, not part of the NP headed by "people".
The NP is a fused determiner-head construction, where "many" means "many people".
The street was full of [so many people that it seemed like
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