Which one of these sentences is considered to be more correct?
1) You cannot imagine how good an experience that has been.
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2) You cannot imagine how good of an experience that has been.
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I think that the second example is the 'more correct' one. One of the functions of the preposition (of) is describing a trait for a noun, in this case, you'll need it to show that (good) is an adjective which describes the experience. On the other hand, you might hear the first example in spoken English but i do not believe it is suitable for writing.
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I'm fairly confident that "how good an experience" is acceptable in English writing, and from what I remember, the "how good of an" construction is traditionally actually considered less acceptable. I'll link to some related questions in a following comment. – herisson Aug 17 '18 at 23:04
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Link: “How big of a problem” vs. “how big a problem” – herisson Aug 17 '18 at 23:11