Curso TOEFL TEST :: Evaluation # 2

LOS CURSOS DE INGLES GRATIS PREFERIDOS POR LOS HISPANOHABLANTES

 

SECTION 2: STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
 PART A: STRUCTURE

LESSON # 57

Modifiers of cause in clauses
of cause-and-result

S = Subject; V = Verb; ADV = Adverb; ADJ = Adjective

                                      ADV
        S            V       so  ADJ  that   S               V

Sheila         got up   so   late   that  she  missed her bus
The music    was     so   loud  that   we     couldn't talk

Avoid using as or too instead of so.

Avoid using as instead of that.

EXAMPLE:

Incorrect:

He is so slow as he never gets to class on time.

Correct:

He is so slow that he never gets to class on time.

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