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Such + adj + uncountable noun? #1 (permalink) Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:31 am   Such + adj + uncountable noun?
 

Dear friends,

You know, in English, we have a rule:

....such + a/an + adj + countable noun + as..... (1)

Ex: She is such a pretty girl as her mother.

This sentence means: She is as pretty a girl as her mother.

So, is the rule (1) is applicable with uncountable noun? For example, can I say:

It isn’t such nice water as it seems.

and can I say that this sentence has the same meaning with:
It isn’t so nice water as it seems.

Many thanks.

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Such + adj + uncountable noun? #2 (permalink) Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:38 am   Such + adj + uncountable noun?
 

Hi Van Khanh

Quote:
....such + a/an + adj + countable noun + as..... (1)

Ex: She is such a pretty girl as her mother. This sentence sounds strange to me.

This sentence means: She is as pretty a girl as her mother. This sentence is correctly structured, but the first sentence is isn't.


Your "such + a/an + adj + countable noun + as" rule could be used this way:

"Such a beautiful day as today shouldn't be spent indoors."
"Such monumental stupidity as his ought to be outlawed."

Quote:
and can I say that this sentence has the same meaning with:
It isn’t so nice water as it seems. No.

The word "so" is usually followed by an adjective without a noun.
You could say:
"The water isn't so nice."
"The water isn't as nice as it seems."
"It was such nice water I drank three bottles of it."

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