SO ... THAT & SUCH ... THAT

Good morning all,

How are you this morning?

I hope you are super than before.

Nice to see you here.

It's time to study CAUSE AND EFFECT (RELATIONSHIP)

1. SO … THAT

Mr. Miller is so busy that he can’t leave his office.

so + adjective + that

2. SUCH … THAT

Mr. Miller is such busy man that he can’t leave his office.

such + noun phrase + that

Note:

Pola so … that bisa/boleh tidak menggunakan that.

Mr. Miller is so busy that he can’t leave his office.

Mr. Miller is so busy he can’t leave his office.

Pola so … that digunakan dengan adverb sama halnya dengan adjective.

He left so quickly that we didn’t have time to say goodbye.

EXERCISE

John is very happy. He can’t go to Chicago.

John is so happy that he can’t go to Chicago.

Mary is very homesick. She can’t study.

Mary is so homesick that she can’t study.

1. Bob is very sick. He can’t come to class.

2. My chair is very hard. I can’t sit comfortably.

3. Mr. Smith is very tired. He won’t stay up late tonight.

4. The movie was very interesting. Susan saw it twice.

5. John’s car is very old. He can’t sell it.

6. Mrs. Taylor is very pleasant. Everyone likes her.

7. Some of the students were very sleepy. They fell asleep during the movie.

8. The new car was very expensive. John couldn’t buy it.

9. The ceiling is very high. John can’t reach it.

10. Mr. Jones is very lazy. He won’t work.

11. Mr. Miller talks very fast. I can’t understand him.

12. The students practiced in the lab very often. Their pronunciation improved a lot.

13. John pressed his pencil very hard. The lead broke.

14. Mrs. Smith drove her car very fast. She received a ticket for speeding.

EXERCISE

It was a very cold day. Susan stayed home.

It was such a cold day that Susan stayed home.

A Cadillac is a very expensive car. John can’t buy one.

A Cadillac is such an expensive car that John can’t buy one.

1. The Smiths are very friendly people. Everyone feels welcome at their house.

2. John has a very severe headache. He’s going to go to the doctor.

3. John is a very busy student. He sleeps only six hours a night.

4. The football team has very good players. It has never lost a game.

5. Mary is a very good student. She is going to pass all of her exams.

6. San Fransisco is a very interesting city to visit. I want to go there as soon as possible.

7. It was a very cold day. Susan stayed at home.

8. A Cadillac is a very expensive car. John can’t buy one.

9. The museum is a very interesting place. The students want to visit it again.

10. John told a very funny story. Mary wanted to hear it again.

Good luck.

Your English Teacher,

Darwoto, S.Pd.