
How to use 'as ... as' and 'so ... as' in comparison.
not so adjective as - when we compare different things (different kinds) E.g.: This apple is not so nice as that orange. I'm not so tall as the horse. My grandmother is not so old as the …
meaning - "if so" or "if yes" which one is correct? - English …
2016年3月1日 · But it's not so much that it's wrong, as that it implies things a bit differently and is therefore rarer. From that ngram graph we can also see that, while putting "if so" in the middle …
Differences between "in order to", "so that" and "so as to"?
2016年12月20日 · in order to and so as to are more formal and used before verbs like know, seem, understand: ... I asked in order to know.... so that is less formal - and often reduced to …
"So am I" or "So do I"? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
2021年5月3日 · So am I. I'm eating ice cream. So am I. You use "so have I" when you are responding to some form of the verb have. You will always use "so have I" when have is the …
What does the line "So long and thanks for all the fish!" mean?
2017年1月16日 · "So long and thanks for all the fish" is the title of the fourth book from the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" tetralogy. Used in a message it is just a humourous way to …
grammar - “..so..that..” or “...too...that...” - English Language ...
2019年2月1日 · In A. the adverb "so" licenses the complement clause and is fine. But "too" doesn't licence declarative content clause like this, so B. is ungrammatical. Note, though, that …
Meaning of this quote from the book The Great Gatsby?
2015年8月13日 · More completely, "So we on" means that they have been doing this thing, they do not want to do this thing, but despite of or because of whatever was explained before this …
"His brother is not so / as tall" – Do ‘so’ and ‘as’ mean the same?
2025年2月7日 · so is an intensifying adverb: He's not so nice. so used this way means almost the opposite. He's no so nice. means he pretty nasty or rude or not very nice. b. Ian is very tall. …
difference - The usage between "etc." and "and so on" - English ...
2021年9月12日 · So these two terms, "et cetera" and "and so on" are basically equivalent. Using one vs. the other is a matter of style more than anything else. If I had to distinguish between …
clauses - When do we put a comma before "so that"? - English …
Look at the following examples taken from various dictionaries, where a comma has been used before the "so that" that shows the result of the action just stated in the first clause. He …