T TheParser VIP Member Joined Dec 8, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Mar 9, 2011 #1 "He was never really that much into soccer." How would our heroes Reed and Kellogg have diagrammed this one? Thanks a million.
"He was never really that much into soccer." How would our heroes Reed and Kellogg have diagrammed this one? Thanks a million.
Frank Antonson Senior Member Joined Dec 7, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Mar 11, 2011 #2
S susiedqq Key Member Joined Jan 14, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Mar 11, 2011 #3 I would have shown "really" as a modifier of "that much" because it tells how much.
Frank Antonson Senior Member Joined Dec 7, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Mar 13, 2011 #4 Yes, I can see that.
T TheParser VIP Member Thread starter Joined Dec 8, 2009 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Mar 13, 2011 #5 susiedqq said: I would have shown "really" as a modifier of "that much" because it tells how much. Click to expand... Thank you for your insightful post. Your idea comes out very clearly if we simply the sentence: He was very much into soccer. He was really very much into soccer.
susiedqq said: I would have shown "really" as a modifier of "that much" because it tells how much. Click to expand... Thank you for your insightful post. Your idea comes out very clearly if we simply the sentence: He was very much into soccer. He was really very much into soccer.