[Grammar] So intelligent SHE IS/ IS SHE.

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This is not my homework.
Case 1:-
Using pronoun
So intelligent is she.
So intelligent she is.
Case 2:-
Using noun:-
So intelligent is John.
So intelligent John is.


Also please tell me the role of "so intelligent" in the above sentence. Is it adverb? Is the grammatical process of "inversion" present in these sentences?
 
Please tell us where you found those sentences. Out of context, none of them is correct.
 
I just framed them to get to the essence of Grammar used in such kind of sentences.

I think, I should have used exclamation sign. Will then it be okay?
 
No. We'd say "John is so intelligent"; "She is so intelligent".
You may choose to use an exclamation mark.
Here is a proper sentence with context that uses your forms: "So intelligent is she that she does five pages of calculus before breakfast." = "She is so intelligent that she ..." The latter is more natural.
 
In short, if someone tells me about the intelligence of his daughter by saying "She can solve science problems with ease", can't I say, "So intelligent she is." (I hope, I have correctly used period in the previous sentence.)
 
Okay, what about these sentences?

So intelligent is she that she can solve any calculation with ease.


Person A:- My daughter can solve any calculation with ease.
Person B:- Oh, quite intelligent is she/she is.

Person A:- John can solve any calculation with ease.
Person 2:- Oh, quite intelligent is John/John is.
 
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Okay, what about these sentences?

So intelligent is she that she can solve any calculation with ease.:tick: [but see below.]


Person A:- My daughter can solve any calculation with ease.
Person B:- Oh, quite intelligent is she/she is. :cross:

Person A:- John can solve any calculation with ease.
Person 2:- Oh, quite intelligent is John/John is. :cross:
The first is grammatically correct but very unnatural. The others are impossible.

Stick with standard subject/verb/object word order. If someone tells you about something his or her daughter has done that demonstrates exceptional intelligence, you can say "She's so intelligent!" The word "so" is heavily stressed in this construction..
 
I just framed them to get to the essence of the grammar used in such [STRIKE]kind of[/STRIKE] sentences.

I think (no comma here) I should have used an exclamation [STRIKE]sign[/STRIKE] mark. Will it then [STRIKE]it[/STRIKE] be okay?

See above. There is no need to capitalise the word "grammar" unless it's part of a title.
 
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