modifying COMPARISON – English Grammar Profiler
In the English Grammar Profile, C2 point 75 in ADJECTIVES is defined as:
‘as… as’ and ‘so… that’ in comparative structures. comparative clauses
*The EGP doesn’t state that there must be a noun phrase in the middle, but we can guess from the examples.
Using the POS from the EGP examples:
- so_RG strong_JJ a_AT1 shock_NN1 that_CST
- as_RG large_JJ a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO students_NN2 as_II
iWeb examples:
1 SO GREAT A MYSTERY THAT 8
2 SO GREAT AN ABSURDITY THAT 7 3 SO SMALL A MATTER THAT 7 4 SO GREAT A HEIGHT THAT 6
5 SO GREAT A THING THAT 6
Unfortunately, iWeb doesn’t allow searches for the code of the second example. The best we could get was:
1 AS GOOD A TIME AS 1926
2 AS EASY TO USE AS 1490
4 AS GOOD A PLACE AS 669 5 AS UP TO DATE AS 607 6 AS GOOD A JOB AS 482 7 AS IMPORTANT TO US AS 439 8 AS QUICK AND EASY AS 417
9 AS BLACK AND WHITE AS 393
11 AS CLOSE TO PERFECT AS 359 12 AS BIG A DEAL AS 339 13 AS FAR AND WIDE AS 290 14 AS SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD AS 252 15 AS NORMAL A LIFE AS 251 16 AS POSSIBLE AS QUICKLY AS 203 17 AS IMPORTANT TO ME AS 189 18 AS EASY AND CONVENIENT AS 187 19 AS POSSIBLE , SO AS 187 20 AS POSSIBLE AS WELL AS 186 21 AS GOOD A REASON AS 186 22 AS GOOD FOR YOU AS 173 23 AS SIMPLE OR COMPLEX AS 171 24 AS SIMPLE AND EASY AS 169 25 AS QUICK AND PAINLESS AS 158 26 AS BIG A PROBLEM AS 156 27 AS EASY AND ENJOYABLE AS 154 28 AS SIMPLE TO USE AS 136 29 AS BIG OR SMALL AS 135 30 AS SAFE AND SECURE AS 134 31 AS IMPORTANT TO YOU AS 133 32 AS GOOD A CHANCE AS 133 33 AS POSSIBLE , AND AS 132 34 AS EASY TO FIND AS 128 35 AS POSSIBLE AS SOON AS 125 36 AS EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE AS 123 37 AS LONG OR SHORT AS 122 38 AS EASY AND STRESS-FREE AS 117 39 AS HARD AND FAST AS 114 40 AS EASY TO UNDERSTAND AS 110 41 AS EASY AND PAINLESS AS 106 42 AS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE AS 105 43 AS EASY FOR YOU AS 98 44 AS CLEAR AND CONCISE AS 97 45 AS TIMELY A MANNER AS 97 46 AS FAST AND EASY AS 95 47 AS CLOSE TO PERFECTION AS 95 48 AS POSSIBLE AS LONG AS 93 49 AS SAFE AND COMFORTABLE AS 89 50 AS LARGE AN AUDIENCE AS 88 51 AS EASY AND SEAMLESS AS 87 52 AS POSSIBLE , WITH AS 87 53 AS POSSIBLE , FOR AS 84 54 AS EASY AND EFFICIENT AS 83 55 AS COMFORTABLE AND ENJOYABLE AS 83 56 AS SIMPLE AND CONVENIENT AS 82 57 AS OPEN AND TRANSPARENT AS 82 58 AS GOOD A SHAPE AS 80 59 AS BROAD AN AUDIENCE AS 80 60 AS EASY TO READ AS 78 61 AS POSSIBLE AS FAST AS 77 62 AS GOOD A WAY AS 77 63 AS EASY AND COMFORTABLE AS 77 64 AS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE AS 74 65 AS COMMON IN WOMEN AS 74 66 AS FAST AND EFFICIENTLY AS 73 67 AS SMOOTH AND EASY AS 73 68 AS QUICK AND SIMPLE AS 71 69 AS EASY TO MAKE AS 71 70 AS SMOOTH AND EFFICIENT AS 70 71 AS BIG AN ISSUE AS 69 72 AS GOOD AN EXCUSE AS 69 73 AS EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT AS 69 74 AS EXCITED ABOUT IT AS 69 75 AS FAST OR SLOW AS 68 76 AS SIMPLE AND EFFICIENT AS 68 77 AS SHORT AND SIMPLE AS 65 78 AS SMOOTH AND SEAMLESS AS 63 79 AS SMALL AND LIGHT AS 61 80 AS GOOD AS TIME AS 60 81 AS GOOD AS MINE AS 60 82 AS SMOOTH A TRANSITION AS 60 83 AS ACCURATE AND COMPLETE AS 59 84 AS CLOSE TO ZERO AS 59 85 AS SIMPLE AND STRESS-FREE AS 59 86 AS LARGE AND DIVERSE AS 57 87 AS HAPPY AND HEALTHY AS 57 88 AS GOOD A DAY AS 57 89 AS EASY TO GET AS 57 90 AS EASY AND STRAIGHTFORWARD AS 57 91 AS EASY AND QUICK AS 56 92 AS COMFORTABLE AND CONVENIENT AS 55 93 AS QUICK AND EFFICIENT AS 55 94 AS SMOOTH AND STRESS-FREE AS 55 95 AS SIMPLE AND INTUITIVE AS 54 96 AS GOOD A DEAL AS 54 97 AS SIMPLE OR COMPLICATED AS 54 98 AS SIMPLE AND PAINLESS AS 53 99 AS SMOOTH AND ENJOYABLE AS 53 100 AS IMPORTANT TO THEM AS 51 6 SO GREAT AN EVIL THAT 6 7 SO GREAT AN EXTENT THAT 6 8 SO POWERFUL A FORCE THAT 6 9 SO BIG A PROBLEM THAT 5
10 SO BACKWARD A STATE THAT 5