English grammer usages

We use so that and in order that to talk about purpose. We often use them with modal
verbs (can, would, will, etc.). So that is far more common than in order that, and in
order that is more formal:
Ill go by car so that I can take more luggage.
We left a message with his neighbourso that he would know wed called.
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We often leave out that after so in informal situations:
Ive made some sandwiches so (that) we can have a snack on the way.
When referring to the future, we can use the present simple or will/ll after so that. We
usually use the present simple after in order that to talk about the future:
Ill post the CD today so that you getit by the weekend. (or so that youwill get it
)
We will send you a reminder in order that you arrive on time for your
appointment. (or so that you arrive on time or so that youll arrive on time )
So that (but not in order that) can also mean with the result that:
The birds return every year around March, so that April is a good time to see them.

Sothat is a subordinating conjunction. Usingsothat we can combine clauses

that show a cause and effect relationship.
Exercise
Combine the following sentences using so that
1. The box is very heavy. I cannot lift it.
2. My brother worked hard. He passed the test.

3. He is very ill. The doctors dont expect him to survive.

4. My grandfather is very weak. He cannot walk.

5. She is very short. She cannot touch the ceiling.
6. William played cleverly. John couldnt beat him.
7. The necklace was very expensive. I couldnt buy it.
8. The famine was very severe. Several people perished.
9. The milk was very good. We couldnt help drinking it.
10. He is very proud. He will not ask for help.
Answers
1. The box is so heavy that I cannot lift it.
2. My brother worked so hard that he passed the test.
3. He is so ill that the doctors dont expect him to survive.
4. My grandfather is so weak that he cannot survive.
5. She is so short that she cannot touch the ceiling.
6. William played so cleverly that John couldnt beat him.
7. The necklace was so expensive that I couldnt buy it.
8. The famine was so severe that several people perished.
9. The milk was so good that we couldnt help drinking it.
10. He is so proud that he will not ask for help.
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A statement of action or intended action is followed by the

prepositionso
and thatand
+ clause
expressing
purpose
The subordinate
So has two meanings
uses for
expressing
effect: or
(1)goal.
a connector
clause
usually
includes
can
or
could.
The
subordinator
that
may
be omitted
followed by a clause expressing a result; (2) an intensifier for some
in
speech
but
not
in
writing.
remarkable situation or condition followed by that+clause expressing the
effect.
ACTION
ACTION

We stayed out all night

We stayed up late,
We took some blankets

PURPOSE
EFFECT

so that we could watch a meteor

storm.
so
we were able to see the meteor
so that
we would
storm
pass.
(PP) be able to see
(soconnective adverb)

We took so many blankets

so (that) we could keep warm.

in order
to keep
that
we kept
warmwarm
all night. (Sub Cls)

(sointensifier)

(that subordinat

Tooto and sothat

a phrase can be expanded into a clause. In the same way, a clause can be contracted
into a phrase. Thus we have seen that the form of a sentence can be changed without
changing its meaning. The transformation can be done using several different methods.
For example a simple sentence containing the adverb too can be transformed into a
complex sentence containing sothat with no difference in meaning.
Study the following sentences.The news is too good to be true.
The news is so good that it cannot be true.
The thief ran too fast for the police to catch.
The thief ran so fast that the police could not catch him.
He is too proud to beg.
He is so proud that he will not beg.

The tea was too hot to drink.

The tea was so hot that I could not drink it. OR The tea was so hot that it could not be
drunk.
The bag was too heavy for me to lift.
The bag was so heavy that I could not lift it.
He spoke too fast to be understood.
He spoke so fast that he could not be understood.
Notes
If the adverb too is followed by an adjective + to infinitive, we expand the sentence into
two clauses, the first containing so and the second containing that.
If the sentence containing tooto is in the affirmative, the sentence containing so
that will be in the negative.
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Double 'Too' - Showing habit':
She is too proud to apologise.
She is so proud that she will not apologies.
Subject Too So habit To That Subject
Will Not
Double Too (Capability):
a) She is too weak to come on foot.
She is so weak that she can't come on foot.
b) Rama was too kind to kill Ravana.
Rama was so kind that he couldn't kill Ravana.
Subject Verb Too So Word To That Subject
Subject Can Could Not Complement.
Double "Too" (But Inanimate Things)
a) The result is too bad to publish.
The result is so bad that it can't be published.
Subject Verb Too So Word Too That Thin
gs It Can't Be V3.
Double (Too) with the work done by man and subject can't do anything:
a) The sun is too hot to go out.
The sun is so hot that we can't go out.
b) The luggage is too heavy to carry.

The luggage is so heavy that one can't carry it.

Subject + V +
Too So Word Too That Subject Can't Complement.

Such..that
suchthat is a correlative conjunction. It is used to give reason.
Study the example given below.

It was a very cold after noon. We stopped playing.

We can combine these two sentences usingsuchthat

It was such a cold afternoon that we stopped playing. (NOT It was a very cold
afternoon that we stopped playing.)

Very cannot be followed directly by that-clauses.

Combine the following sentences using suchthat
1. The boy asked a very foolish question. Everybody laughed at him.
2. The man spoke with great passion. All listeners were moved to tears.
3. It was a hot day. Nobody could do any work.
4. It was a very interesting story. I read it in one sitting.
5. He used very bad words. I couldnt help but slap him.
6. The boy has very fine manners. Everyone likes him.
7. Russia is a big country. It has eleven time zones.

Answers
1. The boy asked such a foolish question that everybody laughed at him.
2. The man spoke with such passion that all listeners were moved to tears.
3. It was such a hot day that nobody could do any work.
4. It was such an interesting story that I read it in one sitting.

5. He used such bad words that I couldnt help but slap him.
6. The boy has such fine manners that everyone likes him.
7. Russia is such a big country that it has eleven time zones.