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[Teo]

His teacher believed Tom was an honest boy, but he wasn't ___.
(A) such (B) as such
Which choice is correct?
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Thank you very much for your reply.

[Philo Kevetch]

Hello Teo -

Where did you find the example? Who gave it to you?

I am not a 'grammar guru'...but, (B) sounds incorrect and, even if (A) is 'strictly' correct grammatically, it sounds like something one would find in a Victorian novel.

You would be more likely to hear or read -

His teacher believed Tom was an honest boy, but he wasn't.

His teacher believed Tom was honest, but he wasn't such an honest boy.

I truly enjoy learning something new about the English language and it's myriad forms of usage; grammarians ??