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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Such a / a so

I've read the sentence below in my grammar book and I don't see the difference between such a and a so in this example.

Mr. Jones is very ill and his daughter hasn't visited him for ......... long time.

a) such a
b) a so

The correct answer is supposed to be a, but why? If the b choice was so (without the article), would it be correct?

Also, I am not sure when we use such a and when such. Could someone help me, please, clear this up?
  

Top answer

such a long time is correct. so long a time is also correct. The structures are slightly different.

— Philip

  • such a long time is correct.
  • so long a time is also correct.
  • The structures are slightly different.
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such a long time is correct.
so long a time is also correct.
The structures are slightly different.
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