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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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She was too angry to help but tear up the letter.
Please correct the sentence. Thanks.
  

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Anonymous Please correct the sentence. It's grammar is OK, but the combination of phrases sounds non-native to me. This is what I would expect, for instance: She was too angry to do anything but tear up the letter.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Please correct the sentence.
  • It's grammar is OK, but the combination of phrases sounds non-native to me.
  • This is what I would expect, for instance: She was too angry to do anything but tear up the letter.
  • She was so angry that she couldn't help but tear up the letter.
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AnonymousPlease correct the sentence.
It's grammar is OK, but the combination of phrases sounds non-native to me. This is what I would expect, for instance:
She was too angry to do anything but tear up the letter.
She was so angry that she couldn't help but tear up the letter.
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She was so angry that she couldn't help tearing up the letter.
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Can I write like the following?
She was too angry not to tear up the letter.
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AnonymousShe was too angry not to tear up the letter.
Not likely.
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I found a sentence in English Practice.com. ("so … that" "too … to").
The sentence: She was too angry not to tear a letter up.
Is it acceptable?
Do you think the sentence is correct?
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AnonymousI found a sentence in English Practice.com. ("so … that" "too … to").The sentence: She was too angry not to tear a letter up.Is it acceptable?
Those structures are common; it is the meaning of your particular sentence that is odd.

She was so angry that she tore up the letter.
She was too angry to read
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