'There was never such a sound'

[Hgwy]

Hi,

I was trying to help a fellow student with some creative writing and was unsure if a line was grammatically correct or not. It begins:

"Still, there was never such a sadder sound than the...."

'There was never such a sound' and 'there was never a sound sadder than...' are both obviously fine but I simply cannot tell if the original line works or not.

Any insight would be appreciated, thank you.

 

[slevlife]

'There was never such a sound' and 'there was never a sound sadder than...' are both obviously fine

Yup! :up:

But without seeing the rest of the sentence, it's hard to tell whether they sound natural. They might come across a bit amateurish / overwritten / overdramatic.

but I simply cannot tell if the original line works or not.

It doesn't.

 

[Tdol]

Such a sad sound as

 

[emsr2d2]

Don't use "such as" with a comparative or a superlative. Use it before a plain adjective.

It's such a good pizza. :tick:
It's such a better pizza. :cross:
It's such a best pizza. :cross:

 

[Tdol]

A sound as/so sound as