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Clauses of
result are introduced by so and so that (formal).
They are used when you want to indicate the result of something: Jim gave me some money, so (that) I went to the cinema.
So that can
also introduce purpose clauses but, although result and purpose clauses express result, in:
result clauses the subordinate clause expresses a
result that is achieved:
Jim gave me some money, so I went to the cinema.
But in
purpose clauses the subordinate clause expresses a
desired result. The result has not been achieved yet, therefore you have to use an auxiliary
verb: Jim gave me some money so that I could go to the cinema. (Nothing is said about whether or not I went to the cinema in the end.)
Clauses of result with such / so ...
that...
...such + adjective + noun ... |
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He is such a good
chess player that he usually beats
his opponents very quickly. |
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...so + adverb / adjective (not followed by a noun)... |
He plays chess so
well that he usually beats his
opponents very quickly. |
He is so
good at chess that he usually beats his
opponents very quickly. |
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