Analysing "So amazed he cannot speak"

Question

In the sentence: "So amazed he cannot speak", is "amazed" an adjective?

this isn't a full sentence. it's a fragment. it lacks a verb (likely "to be" as in "He was so amazed..."). — Charles, Jul 30 '12 at 20:55

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 30 '12 at 22:02

Yes, X has to be an adjective in the predicate construction

where S is any tensed clause (in this case, S = he cannot speak).

If it were a noun phrase, one would use such (a) instead of so

E.g,

Both of these mean that the degree of X is high enough to bring about S.

Luke_0 · Answer 2 · 2012-07-30T21:04:04.483

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Yes amazed is an adjective. It describes he.

Edit:

Per the comments, if the sentence was expanded to He was so amazed... the word amazed would be a predicate adjective describing he.

edited Jul 30 '12 at 21:04

answered Jul 30 '12 at 20:52

Luke_0

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