Phrases and clauses of result (Cụm từ và mệnh đề chỉ kết quả) (PART 2)
2. Mệnh đề chỉ kết quả:
a. so ….that (quá … đến nỗi)
S+ V + so + adj / adv + that + S + V ……
Ex: It was so dark that I couldn’t see anything.
She walked so quickly that nobody could keep up with her.
* ….. so many / so few + Noun (số nhiều) + that …: quá nhiều / quá ít….đến nỗi …
* …...so much / so little + Noun (không đếm được) + that ….: quá nhiều / quá ít …đến nỗi …
Ex: There were so few people at the meeting that it was cancelled.
He has invested so much money in the project that he can’t abandon it now.
* Cấu trúc khác của so … that: S + V + so + adj + a + Noun (đếm được số ít) + that …
Ex: It was so hot a day that we decided to stay in door.
b. such …. that (quá … đến nỗi)
S+ V + such (a/an) + adj + N + that + S + V ……
Ex: It was such a heavy piano that we couldn’t move it.
Note:
- Có thể dùng such trước danh từ mà không có tính từ.
Ex: She is such a baby that we never dare to leave her alone.
- Không dùng a /an trước danh từ số nhiều và danh từ không đếm được
Ex: They are such old shoes. (Không dùng …such an old shoes)
It was such lovely weather. (Không dùng …such a lovely weather)
- So được dùng với many, much, few, little. Such được dùng với a lot of.
Ex: Why did you buy so much food? = Why did you buy such a lot of food?
- Đôi khi so được đặt đầu câu để nhấn mạnh và theo sau là hình thức đảo ngữ của động từ.
Ex: So terrible was the weather that all crops were destroyed.
BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG
Exercise 1: Combine these pairs of sentences using "so……..that":
1. That woman was very tall. She could almost touch the ceiling.
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2. This coat is very big. I can't wear it.
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3. The coffee was so strong. She couldn't go to sleep.
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4. That bag was very heavy. None of us could carry it.
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5. The stadium is very large. It can hold 60,000 people.
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6. Those lessons are very difficult. He can't understand them.
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7. She was very busy. She couldn't do the housework.
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8. The climate was very bad. All the plants couldn't grow well.
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9. I'm very tired. I couldn't keep my eyes open.
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10. That boy is very lazy. He never does his homework.
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Exercise 2: Combine these pairs of sentences using "such....that" :
1. Tom was a tall man. He could almost touch the ceiling.
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2. Mary is a good swimmer. She has won two gold medals.
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3. He drank strong coffee. He couldn't go to sleep.
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4. It was a long walk. The children got tired.
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5. He told interesting stories. They all like him.
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6. The boy made rapid progress. It surprised everybody.
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7. He had a difficult exercise. He couldn't do it.
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8. The speaker gave a long talk. Most of the audience felt sleepy.
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9. We watched an exciting competition. We didn't want to go home.
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10. It was an excellent show. We all enjoyed it.
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Exercise 1:
1. That woman was so tall that she could almost touch the ceiling.
2. This coat is so big that I can't wear.
3. The coffee was so strong that she couldn't go to sleep.
4. That bag was so heavy that none of us could carry it.
5. The stadium is so large that it can hold 60,000 people.
6. Those lessons are so difficult that he can't understand them.
7. She was so busy that she couldn't do the housework.
8. The climate was so bad that all the plants couldn't grow well.
9. I'm very tired that I couldn't keep my eyes open.
10. That boy is so lazy that he never does his homework.
Exercise 2:
1. Tom was such a tall man that he could almost touch the ceiling.
2. Mary is such a good swimmer that she has won two gold medals.
3. He drank such a strong coffee that he couldn't go to sleep.
4. It was such a long walk that the children got tired.
5. He told such interesting stories that they all like him.
6. The boy made such rapid progress that it surprised everybody.
7. He had such a difficult exercise that he couldn't do it.
8. The speaker gave such a long talk that most of the audience felt sleepy.
9. We watched such an exciting competition that we didn't want to go home.
10. It was such an excellent show that we all enjoyed it.
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