"As" and "That" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Sep 10, 2015 · Such boys as/that/who obtain good marks will be rewarded by the principal. This is idiomatic. Such here is a determiner, to be precise a pre-determiner. And the head noun is …
"As to" vs. "that" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Dec 29, 2011 · Which of the following sentences is correct, or are they both correct? I'm not so cold-hearted that I wouldn't reply. I'm not so cold-hearted as to not reply.
'As that they may have the trouble of saying as little as possible'
Mar 30, 2023 · As that, here, means what we'd write in Modern English as so that. They introduce a result clause, describing the way things should be organized in the opinion of the narrator.
Difference between "the same....as" and "the same ......that"
Aug 4, 2011 · Many English speakers don't mind the ambiguity that arises in this situation. For example, in the following sentence, the speaker is merely saying that their briefcases are the …
How to use 'as ... as' and 'so ... as' in comparison.
What does the three following sentences mean? "She never so much as looked at him. She didn't give him so much as a look. She didn't so much insult him as ignore him." Any link which …
expressions - Polite alternatives to "as soon as possible" - English ...
Jun 26, 2020 · At your earliest convenience is, as Tim says, a common idiom that I consider quite polite, if for no other reason than "at your convenience" is hardly ever used outside of this …
adjectives - use of "as that of" as comparative and possessive case ...
Oct 27, 2017 · No, you'd need to write them as follows: 1) The lives of the rich are as peaceful as those of the poor. 2) Your bicycle is as beautiful as his. For the first sentence, you can't talk …
Why are words such as "that" and "those" not considered articles?
Eldros got it right in his comment. This, that, these, and those are derived from various inflections of the demonstratives þes and þæt in Old English, which were used both as adjectives and as …
That clauses as direct objects - English Language & Usage Stack …
Oct 23, 2024 · Declarative content clauses (clauses that can stand on their own as sentences that make statements) in general are not allowed as objects in complex-transitive constructions …
"Such as" or "such as that"? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Sep 15, 2018 · Which of the two sentences is more grammatically correct? The sentence is following a paragraph that describes the narrators relationship with his neighbor. Developing …