Such as to verb

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1.The food would have to be amazingly delicious, such that it would never be forgotten by his friends.

I'm curious whether the above sentence can be written as below, keeping the meaning of the above sentences.

2.The food would have to be amazingly delicious, such as not to never be forgotten by his friends.

If sentence 2 is awkward, would you write a more natural sentence where "such as to verb" is used?

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

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1.The food would have to be amazingly delicious, such that it would never be forgotten by his friends.
I'm curious whether the above sentence can be written as below, keeping the meaning of the above sentences.
2.The food would have to be amazingly delicious, such as not to never be forgotten by his friends.

No. The second sentence is not correct.

I'd say that the chief use of "such as to" is when "such as" introduces an example and "to" introduces an infinitive. "such as" then means "for example".

1. It also supports loans for educational purposes, such as to pay tuition fees.
2. Only use humor if it has a purpose, such as to illustrate what you're saying.
3. These cover rights such as to receive official documentation in their own tongue.
4. She sent him some tips, such as to include women and Southerners in his Cabinet.
5. Some of its plans will help, such as to test new teachers on both content and pedagogy.

Analysis

1. to pay tuition fees gives an example of an educational purpose.
2. to illustrate what you're saying is an example of a purpose for using humor.
3. to receive official documentation in their own tongue gives an example of the rights that are covered.
4. to include women and Southerners in his Cabinet is an example of a tip that she sent him.
5. to test new teachers on both content and pedagogy is an example of a plan that will help.

In other cases you'd do better to try "so as to", not "such as to".

CJ

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