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Tashiro Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
"so ... that ..." construction
Hi, teacher. Please help me.
"ABC is so confident the program will help to increase the student's SAT/ACT score that we offer a guaranteed increase on both tests."
I think that is dropped from between "confident" and "the program". But from this standpoint there are two that-clauses: "the program ... SAT/ACT score" and "that we offer ... both tests." I have never seen two that-clauses in "so ... that ...." construction except for relative clause. Which that-clause acts in concert with "so"? Either is relative clause?
"ABC is so confident the program will help to increase the student's SAT/ACT score that we offer a guaranteed increase on both tests."
I think that is dropped from between "confident" and "the program". But from this standpoint there are two that-clauses: "the program ... SAT/ACT score" and "that we offer ... both tests." I have never seen two that-clauses in "so ... that ...." construction except for relative clause. Which that-clause acts in concert with "so"? Either is relative clause?
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Tashiro, (1) I, too, am eager to see how the experts analyze your interesting sentence. (2) May I give you my non-expert opinion? (3) ABC is SO confident THAT we offer a guaranteed increase on both sides.
- Tashiro, (1) I, too, am eager to see how the experts analyze your interesting sentence.
- (2) May I give you my non-expert opinion?
- (3) ABC is SO confident THAT we offer a guaranteed increase on both sides.
- " (4) That the program will help to increase the student's SAT/ACT score (a)There is an honest difference of opinion here.
- (i) The book I follow says that it would be a noun clause being used as an `adverbial objective.
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Tashiro,
(1) I, too, am eager to see how the experts analyze your interesting sentence.
(2) May I give you my non-expert opinion?
(3) ABC is SO confident THAT we offer a guaranteed increase on both sides.
(a) That we offer a guaranteed increase on both sides = adverb clause that modifies "so."
(4) That the program will help to increase the student
(1) I, too, am eager to see how the experts analyze your interesting sentence.
(2) May I give you my non-expert opinion?
(3) ABC is SO confident THAT we offer a guaranteed increase on both sides.
(a) That we offer a guaranteed increase on both sides = adverb clause that modifies "so."
(4) That the program will help to increase the student
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