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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Usage of "So" in "so - that" Structure

Dear people,

I would like to ask a question about the sentence:

[i] It was so good milk that they couldn't stop drinking it.

It means, of course, "It was such good milk that they ..."

Here I am reminded of a simple sentence like this:

[ii] He is so nice a boy that many of his classmates like him.

Comparing sentences with [ii], the only difference is,

the former uses an uncountable noun, and the latter a countable.

So I am thinking the first sentence could work just as well as the

second one, if it may sounds a bit awkward.

Please share your ideas about my question.

Ray

  

Top answer

Ray Virgin It was so good milk that they couldn't stop drinking it. That is not possible grammar. " Yes, that is what it should be.

— Mister Micawber

  • Ray Virgin It was so good milk that they couldn't stop drinking it.
  • That is not possible grammar.
  • " Yes, that is what it should be.
  • Ray Virgin Comparing sentences with [ii], the only difference is,the former uses an uncountable noun, and the latter a countable.
  • I do not know whether that is the reason, but I suspect it may have to do with structuring, since in 'so nice a boy' the adjective unusually precedes the determiner.
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Ray Virgin It was so good milk that they couldn't stop drinking it.

That is not possible grammar.

Ray VirginIt means, of course, "It was such good milk that they ..."

Yes, that is what it should be.

Ray VirginComparing sentences with [ii], the only difference is,the former uses an uncoun
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Correction:

"Comparing sentences with [ii], the only difference is,"

should be

"Comparing sentences with [ii], the on

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