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Felixxx Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

So... That

The light pollution is so severe that we cannot even observe a single star in the sky.

If I change "so" to "too", "very", is it still ok in meaning?
  

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No. It becomes incorrect syntax. Say eg The light pollution is too severe for us to even observe a single star in the sky.

  • No.
  • It becomes incorrect syntax.
  • Say eg The light pollution is too severe for us to even observe a single star in the sky.
  • eg The light pollution is too severe.
  • We cannot even observe a single star in the sky.
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No. It becomes incorrect syntax.
Say
eg The light pollution is too severe for us to even observe a single star in the sky.
eg The light pollution is too severe. We cannot even observe a single star in the sky.

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