Hi everybody, today i have some doubt about these sentences in grammatical aspect.
Please mark next to these senteces "O" o "X" if is acceptable or unacceptable
And if you can go on little more which can help me a lot, would please explain on what ground you think that is unacceptable grammatically.
But, i will very appreciate if you just can mark the answer for me. Thank you.
-so vs. such
(1) a. Jim is so nice a boy that we like him.
b. They are so nice boys that we like them.
c. It is so nice weather that we like it.
(2) a. Jim is such a nice boy that we like him.
b. They are such nice boys that we like them.
c. It is such nice weather that we like it.
-so vs. as/too/how
(1) CNSG
a. Jim is so nice a boy that we like him.
b. Jim is as great an orator as Douglas.
c. This is too depressing a movie to see a second time.
d. How pretty a girl she is!
(2) CNPL
a. They are so nice boys that we like them.
b. They are as great orators as Douglas.
c. They are too depressing movies to see a second time.
d. How pretty girls they are!
(3) MN
a. We are not prepared for so cold weather.
b. This is as expensive water as Evian.
c. This is too cold water to jump into.
d. How clean water it is!
-this
(1) a. This tall boy is good at basketball.
b. This tall a boy is good for basketball.
c. This tall boys are good for basketball.
-no less / much less
(1) a. This is much less radical a claim.
b. This is much less a radical claim.
c. This is a much less radical claim.
(2) a. X was no less onerous a task than Y.
b. X was no less an onerous task than Y.
c. X was a no less onerous task than Y.
-so
(1) a. There is not so much water in this reservoir.
b. There are so many books in his study.
(2) a. There is so/such cold water in this reservoir.
b. There are so/such nice boys in his class.
-quite
(1) a. This is quite a serious problem.
b. This is quite serious a problem.
c. This is a quite serious problem.
d. This is quite a problem.
