{"id":73775,"date":"2020-04-05T08:30:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T08:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73775"},"modified":"2024-02-19T08:02:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T08:02:31","slug":"so-as-a-conjunction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/so-as-a-conjunction\/","title":{"rendered":"So As A Conjunction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The word <strong>so<\/strong> has several uses. It can be used as an adverb before an adjective. In this case, it means &#8216;very, very&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She is so beautiful.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The exam was <strong>so<\/strong> difficult.<\/li><li>The room was <strong>so<\/strong> dark. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that we use <strong>such<\/strong> before adjective + noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She is <strong>such <\/strong>a beautiful girl.<\/li><li>It was<strong> such<\/strong> a difficult test.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So <\/strong>can also be used as a conjunction. As a conjunction, it shows the effect or result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The last bus was gone, <strong>so <\/strong>we had to walk home.<\/li><li>He had broken his leg,<strong> so <\/strong>he couldn&#8217;t play the match.<\/li><li>I had the required qualifications,<strong> so<\/strong> I applied for that job.<\/li><li>I didn&#8217;t know her number, <strong>so<\/strong> I decided to write rather than call.<\/li><li>She always missed her deadlines, <strong>so <\/strong>they told her to quit. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The conjunction<strong> so&#8230;that&#8230;<\/strong> shows cause and effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is <strong>so late that <\/strong>we cannot leave now.<\/li><li>The room was <strong>so dark that <\/strong>I could not see anything.<\/li><li>He had lost <strong>so much blood that<\/strong> his survival chances were slim.<\/li><li>They fought <strong>so valiantly that<\/strong> the enemy fled.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/conjunction-so.htm\">So as a conjunction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So, Too, Very Grammar Worksheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in the blanks with so, too or very. In some cases, they are all beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. It is &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; hot in here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. She is &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. generous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. They came &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; close for comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. I was &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; disappointed with my results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. He drove &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. I am &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. happy to meet you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. She was &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. ill that she could not even stand up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. He is &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;old to become a soldier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. Don&#8217;t trust him. He is &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; cunning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. The puzzle was &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. difficult for me to solve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. She was &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; angry that I didn&#8217;t dare to talk to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. She is &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; beautiful that she has received several offers to act in movies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Answers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>so\/too\/very, 2. so \/ very, 3. too, 4. so\/very, 5. too, 6. very\/so, 7. so, 8. too, 9. too\/very\/so, 10. too. 11. so, 12. so<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The word so has several uses. It can be used as an adverb before an adjective. In this case, it means &#8216;very, very&#8217;. She is so beautiful. The exam was so difficult. 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