Result clauses
* Dùng : so, so... that, or such … that.
Ex: The lecture was boring and irrelevant, so some of the students began to fall asleep.


Ex: Their dog was so fierce that no one dared to come near it.
      
 

Ex: His speech went on so long that people began to fall asleep.                         
Our neighbours play their radio so loudly that we can’t sleep
 
 

Ex: It is so good a story that I’ll never forget it.
       He is so honest a man that he never tells lies

  

Ex:     There was so much dust that we couldn’t see what was happening.         
       He made so many mistakes that I’m really disappointed.
       He made so few mistakes that we are all surprised.
She has so little patience that he can’t tolerate any noise.

 

Ex: They had such a fierce dog that no one dared to go near their house.
       They are such  careful students that they rarely make mistakes.
       He writes with such great care that he rarely makes mistakes
* Ngòai ra có thể dùng : Therefore, Thus, In consequence, Consequently, For this/that reason,
* Trong một vài trường hợp có thể dùng : and as a result or with the result that.
Ex: The lecture was boring, and as a result some of the students began to fall asleep.
The lecture was boring, with the result that some of the students began to fall asleep
* As a result có thể được sử dụng ở đầu câu.
Ex: The lecture was boring. As a result, some of the students began to fall asleep.
Exercises:
I/Combine the sentences by using so…that or such….that:
1. This tea is good. I think I’ll have another cup.
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2. It was an expensive car. We couldn’t afford to buy it.
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3. The car was very expensive. We couldn’t afford to buy it.
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4. Tommy ate too much candy. He got a stomachache.
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5. The food was too hot. It burned my tongue.
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6. She made many mistakes. She failed the exam.
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7.It was a good book. I couldn’t put it down.
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8. He walked very quickly. We couldn’t keep up with him.
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9.It was nice weather. We went to the zoo.
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10.The test was very easy. Everyone got a high score.
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II/Choose the best answer:
1. There is _______noise that I can hear nothing
A. so many B. such C. so much D. so
2. My mouth is burning! This is ________spicy food that I don’t think I can finish it.
A. such B. so C. very D. too
3. It was raining ____I couldn’t go outside,.
A. because B. So hard that C. so that D. too hard that
4. My mouth is burning! This is ___________ spicy food that I don’t think I can finish it.
A. such B. so C. Very D. too
5. There are ________ planets in the universe that we can’t count them.
A. so much B. such C. so many D. so
6. He was _______ tired that he slept all days.
A. such B. too C. so D. very
7. They were ______busy studying ______ they couldn’t go to the restaurant with us.
A. so – that B. such – that C. very – that D. too - that
8. The runners are ______exhausted that none of them finished the race.
A. too B. such C. enough D. so
9. It was _____ a difficult question that I couldn’t answer it.
A. so B. such C. too D. very
10. It was ________ a boring speech that I fell asleep.
A. such B. so C. much D. too
ANSWER:
I/Combine the sentences by using so…that or such….that:
This tea is so good that I think I’ll have another cup
It was such an expensive car that we couldn’t afford to buy it.
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