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Square Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Such was the road building fever that
Such was the road building fever that by 1810 New York alone had some 1,500 miles of turnpikes extending from the Atlantic to Lake Erie.
Source: "Transportation in the United States".
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Could you explain about the grammar in the bold phrase? Why the inversion is used? I guess it is used for emphasis.
Is my version below correct?
The road building fever was such that by 1810 New York alone had some 1,500 miles of turnpikes extending from the Atlantic to Lake Erie.
Does "such that" mean "to the extent that"?
Thank you.
Source: "Transportation in the United States".
Link: http://element9527.wordpress.com/201...united-states/
Could you explain about the grammar in the bold phrase? Why the inversion is used? I guess it is used for emphasis.
Is my version below correct?
The road building fever was such that by 1810 New York alone had some 1,500 miles of turnpikes extending from the Atlantic to Lake Erie.
Does "such that" mean "to the extent that"?
Thank you.
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Interesting. I cannot explain the inversion, but 'Such that' at the beginning means 'so much was', while in your version it means 'to the extent that'.
- Interesting.
- I cannot explain the inversion, but 'Such that' at the beginning means 'so much was', while in your version it means 'to the extent that'.
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Interesting. I cannot explain the inversion, but 'Such that' at the beginning means 'so much was', while in your version it means 'to the extent that'.
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