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Twistedthistle Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
"so much so"-what type of phrase?
Hi everyone, I was wondering if you could help me identify what kind of phrase "so much so" is.
For example, in the sentence, "I hate him, so much so that I won't work with him." Is "so much so" here acting as a subordinate conjunction? or something else entirely?
All best
TT
For example, in the sentence, "I hate him, so much so that I won't work with him." Is "so much so" here acting as a subordinate conjunction? or something else entirely?
All best
TT
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I can't help you with the nomenclature, but with your permission I'll comment on the usage. " is usually not part of a clause, but functions as a sort of appositive. " This might be acceptable in casual conversation, or possibly in literary prose.
- I can't help you with the nomenclature, but with your permission I'll comment on the usage.
- " is usually not part of a clause, but functions as a sort of appositive.
- " This might be acceptable in casual conversation, or possibly in literary prose.
- " In " so much so ," the second "so" casually refers back to a prior statement describing some quality of something.
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I can't help you with the nomenclature, but with your permission I'll comment on the usage.
"So much so that etc." is usually not part of a clause, but functions as a sort of appositive.
The formal versio
"So much so that etc." is usually not part of a clause, but functions as a sort of appositive.
twistedthistle"I hate him, so much so that I won't work with him."This might be acceptable in casual conversation, or possibly in literary prose.
The formal versio
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