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by [email protected] » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:51 am

I have read that so X that Y/ so X as to Y are correct constructions!
But the following example keeps so x. Am I missing something?
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by [email protected] » Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:50 pm

Hi mukherjee.tanuj3,

The word "so" can appear in a "2-part" phrase as you've noted. Here though, the word "so" is used for emphasis (similar to the word "very").

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by aditya8062 » Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:13 pm

The word "so" can appear in a "2-part" phrase as you've noted. Here though, the word "so" is used for emphasis (similar to the word "very").

here the construction is used in the sense "so X that Y" .its just that the construction has been reversed . we can read the sentence as --->the river has become so polluted that the project must be abandoned

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