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Glee Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
too...for sb to=so...for sb to?
Hello,
Normally we agree that the sentence patterns "so...that" and "too...to" are interchangeable. For example,
1) The baby is so fat that its mother can't hold it. = 2) The baby is too fat for its mother to hold.
But I've googled and found that people also say:
3) The baby is SO fat for its mother TO HOLD.
and
4) The baby is SO fat for its mother TO HOLD IT.
Aren't sentences 3) and 4) wrong?
I would really appreciate your help.
Normally we agree that the sentence patterns "so...that" and "too...to" are interchangeable. For example,
1) The baby is so fat that its mother can't hold it. = 2) The baby is too fat for its mother to hold.
But I've googled and found that people also say:
3) The baby is SO fat for its mother TO HOLD.
and
4) The baby is SO fat for its mother TO HOLD IT.
Aren't sentences 3) and 4) wrong?
I would really appreciate your help.
Top answer
3) and 4) are wrong. Yes. The Internet does not require all its contents to be filtered through a grammar committee, as you see!
- 3) and 4) are wrong.
- Yes.
- The Internet does not require all its contents to be filtered through a grammar committee, as you see!
- CJ
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3) and 4) are wrong. Yes. The Internet does not require all its contents to be filtered through a grammar committee, as you see!
CJ
CJ
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Thank you CJ,
Actually I searched the forum after I posted my question and found the following thread:
To + adverbs
Are these sentences correct:
1-The birds flew too fast to aim at.
2-These particles move too fast to detect.
3-He works too well to fire.
4-He works too well to complain about.
Actually I searched the forum after I posted my question and found the following thread:
To + adverbs
Are these sentences correct:
1-The birds flew too fast to aim at.
2-These particles move too fast to detect.
3-He works too well to fire.
4-He works too well to complain about.
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I don't find the last four sentences to be correct.
I suppose you'll have to take your question up with Miriam if you need further details concerning her response, although I haven't seen her on the Forums for a really long time. Maybe it's the sort of structure that is permitted in Spanish, her native language. I really don't know.
CJ
I suppose you'll have to take your question up with Miriam if you need further details concerning her response, although I haven't seen her on the Forums for a really long time. Maybe it's the sort of structure that is permitted in Spanish, her native language. I really don't know.
CJ
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I see. Thanks a lot, CJ. I guess I've been too dependent on the responses from the forum to make use of my own judgment.
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