Yo C
Hello, here I want to ask you about "so + adjective + as to + verb" structure. E.g. : His food is so delicious for his friends as not to forget the taste of it.
= (intended) His food is so delicious that his friends can't forget the taste of it.

I know the "as to" phrase used here is an infinitive which expresses "how delicious the food is".
And as it is an infinitive, I thought I can use "for his friends" to mention the sense subject of the infinitive.
Also, I used "not" to express "negative meaning".

My question is whether the sentence I made makes sense or not to you English people.
I hope a good explanation. And thank you in advance! Have a nice day.
19 de mai de 2018 07:53
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Your first sentence does not use a known grammatical structure.  There are two constructions here: 

a) so [adj/adv] that + clause (consequence). Your second sentence is a perfect example.

b) so as to-infinitive (purpose) - I think you were thinking of this.

e.g. I need to study English so as to work abroad next year.

We can only use "so as to-infinitive" when the subject does not change.

This construction is used in more formal/academic contexts than my example. You can survive your whole life without using it.

It is more common to introduce a purpose with just "to-infinitive" or "in order to-infinitive"

e.g. I need to study English (in order) to work abroad next year.

Here are some real sentences with "so as to"

https://fraze.it/n_search.jsp?q=so+as+to&l=0

19 de maio de 2018
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Your so/as sentence is not a good sentence in English.  Your second sentence conveys the meaning much better.

I'm not an English teacher, but I am wracking my brain trying to find examples of the proper use of so/as.  Everything I think of sounds awkward or archaic.  I am not convinced studying so/as will prove to be of much use.

19 de maio de 2018
Thank you so much ^^
20 de maio de 2018