USE OF SO…THAT




Rule 1. The boy is very weak. He can not walk. (Use ‘so…that’)
             The boy is so weak that he can not walk.

Rule 2. The tea is hot. I can not drink it(Use ‘so…that’)
             The tea is so hot that I can not drink it

The sailor spoke very strangely. The guest stood still and listened to him. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The sailor spoke so strangely that the guest stood still and listened to him.

The ancient mariner spoke strangely. The marriage guest stood still. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The ancient mariner spoke so strangely that the marriage guest stood still.


Sometimes in winter the snow drafts are very deep. The institution is cut off from the village below. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: Sometimes in winter the snow drafts are so deep that the institution is cut off from the village below.


A wind blows very bitterly. The orphanage boys get their fingers stiff in an agony of numbness. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: A wind blows so bitterly that the orphanage boys get their fingers stiff in an agony of numbness.

Foyot’s is a very expensive restaurant. I never thought of going there. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: Foyot’s is a so expensive a restaurant that I never thought of going there.


The weather was very cold. There were no birds or animals in that snow-covered country. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The weather was so cold that there were no birds or animals in that snow-covered country.

The sailors’ throats were very dry. They could not speak. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The sailors’ throats were so dry that they could not speak.


The sea was frozen and very cold. No birds or animals could live there. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The sea was so frozen and cold that no birds or animals could live there.


These French white wines are very light. They are wonderful for digestion. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: These French white wines are so light that they are wonderful for digestion.


The box is very heavy. I can not carry it. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The box is so heavy that I can not carry it.


The problem is very hard. We can not solve it. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The problem is so hard that we can not solve it.


Fog filled the mountain passes treacherously. I dared not drive at night. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: Fog filled the mountain passes so treacherously that I dared not drive at night.


The asparagus were expensive. The writer could not order them for himself. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The asparagus were so expensive that the writer could not order them for himself.


Their colors were very beautiful. So he felt a great love for them. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: Their colors were so beautiful that he felt a great love for them.


The water of the sea was very salty. The sailors could not drink it. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The water of the sea was so salty that the sailors could not drink it.


It was far beyond my means. I had never thought of going there. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: It was so far beyond my means that I had never thought of going there.

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