SO … THAT + CLAUSE

So…that: quá đến nỗi …. mà

Công thức:
S + V + SO + ADJ / ADV + that + S + V
 INVERSION: SO + ______ADJ / ADV _____+ INVERSION + that + S + V
1. She spoke very softly. We couldn’t understand what she said
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2. He walked fast. They couldn’t follow him
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3. The tea was very hot. I couldn’t drink it
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4. Your schoolbag is very heavy. I can’t carry it for you
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5. The man is tall. He can reach the lamp on the ceiling
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6. The table is heavy. I can’t lift it up
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7. The dress was very expensive. She couldn’t buy it for her daughter
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8. The street is very noisy. I can’t hear you
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9. The student was intellgent. He could answer all my questions
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10. She is nice. Everybody likes her very much
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TOO …. TO + PHRASE
Too … + (for sb) + to + phrase: quá đến nỗi …. Không thể làm gì
Công thức:

1. She spoke very softly. We couldn’t understand what she said

 She spoke too softly for us to understand what she said
2. He walked fast. They couldn’t follow him
 He walked too fast for them to follow
3. The tea was very hot. I couldn’t drink it
 The tea was too hot for me to drink it.
4. Your schoolbag is very heavy. I can’t carry it for you
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5. The man is very short. He can’t reach the top of the bookshelf
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6. The table is heavy. I can’t lift it up
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7. The dress was very expensive. She couldn’t buy it for her son
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8. The street is very noisy. I can’t hear you
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9. The student was stupid. He couldn’t answer understand my questions
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10. She is old. She can’t work with us
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Bonus test: Give either so MANY or so MUCH before these nouns
1. ______________ coffee 8. ______________ months
2. ______________ glasses 9. ______________ gold
3. ______________ money 10. ______________ people
4. ______________ sheep 11. ______________ books
5. ______________ scissors 12. ______________ pens
6. ______________ sugar 13. ______________ water
7. ______________time 14. ______________ watches
 15. ______________ tea 18. ______________ pain
16. ______________ days 19. ______________ furniture
17. ______________ years 20. ______________ cars

ENOUGH…. TO + PHRASE
Enough…+ (for sb) + to + phrase: đủ để làm gì
Công thức:

1. She spoke very clearly. We could understand what she said

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2. He walked fast. They couldn’t follow him
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3. The tea was very hot. I couldn’t drink it
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4. Your schoolbag is very heavy. I can’t carry it for you
 _____________________________________________________________________
5. The man is very short. He can’t reach the top of the bookshelf
 _____________________________________________________________________
6. The table is heavy. I can’t lift it up
 _____________________________________________________________________
7. The dress was very expensive. She couldn’t buy it for her son
 _____________________________________________________________________
8. The street is very noisy. I can’t hear you
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9. The student was stupid. He couldn’t answer understand my questions
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10. She is old. She can’t work with us
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Enough…+ (for sb) + to + Phrase or Too…+ (for sb) + to + Phrase

1. It was cold. I can’t walk out
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2. It was warm. We can go on a picnic
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3. The coffee was strong. He couldn’t drink it
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4. The tea is cool. He can drink it
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5. He got up early . He could catch the first bus

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6. He got up late. He couldn’t catch the first bus
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7. The book is cheap. He can buy it
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8. The pen is expensive. He can’t buy it
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 Cách xác định: KHI NÀO DÙNG TOO… TO VÀ ENOUGH TO

- Nếu 2 câu cùng khẳng định hoặc cùng phủ định => DÙNG ________________
- Nếu 1 câu ______________, 1 câu ________________ => DÙNG ____________

--- MỆNH ĐỀ TRẠNG NGỮ MỤC ĐÍCH ---

Các từ nối là _______________ và _________________ : để mà ….
Ex: 1. I left the party early _______________ I could get home before 10 P.M last night
2. We should plant more trees _________________ animal’s habitats can be recovered

Exercise 1: So that / In order that + Phrase of purpose

1. She went to the bank. She wanted to get some money
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2. Tom turned on the radio. He wanted to listen to music
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3. He borrowed some money. He wanted to buy some English books for his son
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4. We took the map with us. We didn’t want to get lost in the city
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5. I wrote the telephone number in my notebook. I didn’t want to forget it
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6. They stopped working. They wanted to have lunch
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7. We learn English. We want to have a good job
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8. She saves money. She wants to buy a new car
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9. He wears warm clothes. He doesn’t want to catch cold
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10. She turned on the computer. She wanted to play some games before going to bed.
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TO/ IN ORDER TO/ SO AS TO + PHRASE OF PURPOSE
Ex: I go to the station _(not) to / so as (not) to / in order (not) to meet my old
friends
1. She went to the bank. She wanted to get some money
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2. Tom turned on the radio. He wanted to listen to music
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3. He borrowed some money. He wanted to buy some English books for his son
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4. We took the map with us. We didn’t want to get lost in the city
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5. I wrote the telephone number in my notebook. I didn’t want to forget it
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6. They stopped working. They wanted to have lunch
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7. We learn English. We want to have a good job
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8. She saves money. She wants to buy a new car
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9. He wears warm clothes. He doesn’t want to catch cold
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10. She turned on the computer. She wanted to play some games before going to bed.
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1. That woman was very tall. She could almost touch the bookshelf
 That woman was so tall that she could almost touch the bookshelf
 SO tall was that woman that she could…
2. This boy is very sleepy. He can’t enjoy the display of fireworks
 This boy is so sleepy that he can’t …..
 So sleepy is this boy that he can’t…
3. The climate was very bad. All the plants couldn’t grow well
 The climate was so bad that all the plants …
 So bad was the climate that …..
4. The stadium is very large. It can hold 60,000 people.
 The stadium is so large that it can …
 So large is the stadium that it can …..
5. The food was very good. We finished it up just a few minutes.
 The food was so good that we finished….
 So good was the food that we finished

1. He walked very quickly. She couldn’t keep up with him

 He walked so quickly that she ….
 So quickly did he walk that she….
2. The singer has sung very beautifully. The audience has felt really intersted
 The singer has sung so beautifully that the audiennce has…
 So beautifully has the singer sung that ….
3. The student had behaved very badly. He was dismissed from the class
 The student had behaved so badly that he was….
 So badly had the student behaved that he was
4. The sun shines very brightly. Tom has to put on his sunglasses
 The sun shines so brightly that Tom …..
 So brightly does the sun shine that Tom …
5. Vip ran fast. He broke the previous speed record
 Vip ran so fast that he broke the ….
 So fast did Vip run that he …
1. The room is so tidy that it took us one hour to clean it
 It is so tidy a room that it took …..
 So tidy a room is it that it ….
Kiến thức mở rộng: dành tgian để làm gì
It + take(s) + sb + time + to do sth
= Sb + spend(s)/spent + time + doing sth
2. The film is so long that they can’t catch up with the story
 It is so long a film that they ….
 So long a film is it that they…
3. The boy is so fat that everyone calls him Stuffy
 He is so fat a boy that everyone …..
 So fat a boy is he that …
4. The day was so nice that we decided to go to the beach
 It was so nice a day that ,….
 So nice a day was it

1. Mary is a good swimmer. She has won two gold medals

 Dạng bình thường: Mary is such a good swimmer that she …
 Đảo dạng 1: Such a good swimmer is Mary that …
 Đảo dạng 2: Such is the good swimmer that …
 Such is Mary’s ability to swimmer
2. The boy made very rapid progress. It surprised everybody
 The boy made such rapid progress that it …
 Such rapid progress did the boy make that it …
 Such was the boy’s rapid progress that it…
3. The speaker gave a very long talk. Most of the audience felt sleepy
 The speaker gave such a long talk that most ….
 Such a long talk did the speaker give that ….
 Such was the length of the speaker’s talk that….
4. We watched an exciting competition. We didn’t want to go home
 We watched such an exiting competition that…
 Such an ex com did we watch that…
 Such was the ex com we watched that…