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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
The use of the word "too" as adverb?
Hi. I sometimes feel awkward using the word "too" in front of an adjective. How do you assess the correctness of this use? Also, do you think the word "so" can be correct if it replaces the word "too"?
eg,
It looks to be a too nice gift for me to accept.
A lot of times I feel like turning or changing the sentence into this if I see a sentence like the one above.
It looks to be too nice of a gift for me to accept.
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It looks to be a too nice gift for me to accept.
A lot of times I feel like turning or changing the sentence into this if I see a sentence like the one above.
It looks to be too nice of a gift for me to accept.
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Anonymous It looks to be a too nice gift for me to accept. You need to change this. Take out "looks to be".
- Anonymous It looks to be a too nice gift for me to accept.
- You need to change this.
- Take out "looks to be".
- That's a bit awkward.
- a too nice gift is ungrammatical.
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AnonymousIt looks to be a too nice gift for me to accept.You need to change this. Take out "looks to be". That's a bit awkward. a too nice gift is ungrammatical. a so nice gift is just as bad.
It seems too nice a gift for me to accept.
Your version with of is also all right.
It seems to
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