嘟 嘟嘟嘟嘟 Junior Member Joined Oct 21, 2014 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Nov 27, 2014 #1 Pets make so much noise _____ troubles residents a lot. Is "that" or "as" right for the blank, or both?
Pets make so much noise _____ troubles residents a lot. Is "that" or "as" right for the blank, or both?
probus Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 7, 2011 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Nov 27, 2014 #2 Neither is natural. "Pets make so much noise that it troubles residents a lot" is more natural, but I would say "The noise made by pets troubles ..."
Neither is natural. "Pets make so much noise that it troubles residents a lot" is more natural, but I would say "The noise made by pets troubles ..."
嘟 嘟嘟嘟嘟 Junior Member Thread starter Joined Oct 21, 2014 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Nov 27, 2014 #3 probus said: Neither is natural. "Pets make so much noise that it troubles residents a lot" is more natural, but I would say "The noise made by pets troubles ..." Click to expand... Maybe they are unnatural, but are they correct in grammar?
probus said: Neither is natural. "Pets make so much noise that it troubles residents a lot" is more natural, but I would say "The noise made by pets troubles ..." Click to expand... Maybe they are unnatural, but are they correct in grammar?
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Nov 27, 2014 #4 Instead of that, I would use a comma followed by which. You'd need more context for that to work- it doesn't work in your standalone sentence. As could work in a few British dialects, but not in standard English.
Instead of that, I would use a comma followed by which. You'd need more context for that to work- it doesn't work in your standalone sentence. As could work in a few British dialects, but not in standard English.