[Grammar] much less

[Ashiuhto]

Are the following sentences acceptable?


1. It's a common sense which even a kid knows the answer to the question, much less a junior high student should know the answer.

2. It's a common sense which even a kid knows the answer, much less a junior high student.

 

[emsr2d2]

Are the following sentences acceptable?


1. It's a common sense which even a kid knows the answer to the question, much less a junior high student should know the answer.

2. It's a common sense which even a kid knows the answer, much less a junior high student.

No. Neither of them works. "Common sense" doesn't fit (no article required by the way). "Much less" usually goes with a negative.

I'm not even overweight, much less obese.

 

[Ashiuhto]

1. It's a general sense which even a kid know the answer to the question, let alone a junior high student should know the answer.
2. It's a general sense which even a kid knows the answer, let alone a junior high student.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'm not sure what you meant by common sense or general sense. Do you mean "general knowledge"? You don't "know the answer" to general knowledge. You know the answer to a question, or you just know some general knowledge.

That's general knowledge that even a little kid would know!
The answer to that question is something that even a kid would know.

The use of "let alone" also usually goes with a negative.

I wouldn't eat one apple, let alone a whole bag of them!
A junior high school student wouldn't know the answer to that question, let alone a little kid.