The structure too…to… is used to talk about undesirable excess. It has a negative meaning. Study the following sentences. He was very nervous. He couldn’t perform well on stage. He was too nervous to perform well on stage. We can also express the same idea using so…that… He was so nervous that he couldn’t perform well on stage. More examples are given below. It was very …
These structures are used to talk about purpose. So that is more common in informal speech and writing. Both these expressions are normally followed by modal auxiliary verbs such as can or will. I waited for an hour so that I could meet him. She is staying here for six months in order that she can perfect her English. I started early so that/in order …
The correlative conjunction so…that… shows cause and effect. Study the following sentences. It rained very heavily. As a result, the town went under water. Here the first sentence refers to the cause that leads to the effect mentioned in the second sentence. We can combine these two sentences using so…that… It rained so heavily that the town went under water. More examples …
The subordinating conjunction so…that… is used to indicate result. Study the example given below. He looked very ill. I felt sorry for him. We can combine these two sentences into one. He looked so ill that I felt sorry for him. Here the first clause shows the cause and the second clause shows the effect/result. …
The subordinating conjunction so…that… is used to indicate result. Study the example given below. He looked very ill. I felt sorry for him. We can combine these two sentences into one. He looked so ill that I felt sorry for him. Here the first clause shows the cause and the second clause shows the effect/result. …
These structures are used to talk about purpose. So that is more common in an informal style. The modal auxiliary verbs can, will and may are common in clauses introduced by so that. In sentences about the past, would, could and might are used. I waited so that I could meet him. (Here so that …
