Which sentence is correct?
This object has a too low temperature.
This object has too low a temperature.
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Is there something wrong with my question? (downvoted) – Karlo Feb 01 '16 at 15:27
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Related question, When may adjectives precede determiners? (E.g. too difficult a task). – Feb 01 '16 at 15:58
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The second choice is preferred. One could also say "It has an excessively low temperature."
Plainer still is "It is too cold."
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1+1 for correctly pointing out the preferred choice, though it may improve your answer to explain why that's the preferred form. – John Clifford Feb 01 '16 at 15:18
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@Rob_Ster - Indeed, but obviously, I wanted to know about the construction with too+adj. :) – Karlo Feb 01 '16 at 15:27