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Offroad Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

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Dear teachers...

Could you please point out what is wrong with this sentence?

I have never had such fun a time.

Many thanks
  

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'Fun' here is an adjective, which cannot precede an article or other determiner. I have never had such a fun time .

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Fun' here is an adjective, which cannot precede an article or other determiner.
  • I have never had such a fun time .
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'Fun' here is an adjective, which cannot precede an article or other determiner. I have never had such a fun time.
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I have to disagree.Emotion: sad

'I have never had such good a time' is perfectly fine. Ho
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You are not only offroad but also offtrack, offroad. English is obviously not your native tongue, and I suggest that you ask questions rather than trying to answer them here. 'Such good a time' is not even an English formation.
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Yes, you're right. I meant 'so' (instead of 'such'). Agreed?

I have never had so good a time.

My question now is:

Could we replace 'good' with 'fun'?

Many thanks
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Yes, that's much better, offroad! And yes, you can replace 'good' with 'fun'. 'Fun' is a noun, but it is also used informally as an adjective.
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