Please tell me if which sentence is right.

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1. For example, I went shopping wearing small sized shoes. But it hurt so much that I had to come back home early.

2. For example, I went shopping wearing small sized shoes. But my feet hurt so much so I had to come back home early.

Which one is correct? or both of them are right?

Skuld · Accepted Answer

Hello,
Both seem fine to me. I`m not sure what made you uncertain about them. If it`s the difference in subjects in the << it hurt >> and << my feet hurt >> , it`s pretty much the same , if you say << it hurt >>, <<it>> refers to the wearing of those small sized shoes , which obviously, inflict pain on the feet, the same ones as in the second phrase.

The only other difference i spot between the two is the fact that firstly you used < it hurt so much that I had to come back home >, as (slightly) opposed to the < ...so much so I had to come back home >. I only perceive a small semantic difference. The first emphasized the extent to which your feet hurt, that is you couldn`t have spent any more time wearing those shoes. It is the same as saying:
The icecream was so cold (that) I got a brain freeze. - i got a brain freeze because the icecream was so cold;
In the second this extent is less emphasized, stating simply that < my feet hurt therefore i went home early >
These are the only differences I can see between the two. Sorry for the unacademic explanations, I didn`t know how to put it better. I hope it helps

Cheers,

Diana

Mr1bin · Answer

Thank you for your reply, it helped me alot !!!

Skuld · Answer

mr1binThank you for your reply, it helped me alot !!!

You`re welcome

. Try to avoid the "alot" structure though, it`s just a (frequently) misspelled version of "a lot"

Best wishes,
Diana.

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