Thursday, April 3, 2014

Grammar #19: Using "so + adj. + that" and "such + noun phrase + that" (due Monday)

so + adj. + that-clause
I am so tired that I could just collapse on the sofa right now.

so + adv. + that-clause
Holly speaks so quickly that it's difficult to keep up with her.

so + much + non-count noun + that-clause
I have so much fun with my students [who are] from 6E that I will miss them terribly when the class is over.

so + many + count noun + noun clause
My students have so many complaints that I'm worried about getting fired from the LCC!

1.  My roommate was cooking last night for the first time ever. The food was so ___________ that ___________________________.

2.  Let me tell you about my class this semester.  It is so _____________________ that ___________________________.

3.  The weather in Houston is really, really hot. In fact, it's so ____________________ that ___________________________.

4.  I have a lot of money. In fact, I have ___________________________ that ___________________________.

5.  I'm reading a great book. In fact, it is __________________________ that ___________________________.

6.  Some students have a lot of questions. Indeed, they have ________________________ that ___________________________.

7.  Some students have poor attendance. In fact, _________________________________________________________________________.

8.  I want to tell you about my teacher Holly. She is ________________________ that ____________________________________.

12 comments:

  1. 1. My roommate was cooking last night for the first time ever. The food was so tasty that I ate twice as much as usually.
    2. Let me tell you about my class this semester. It is so fun that I enjoy every day going to school.
    3. The weather in Houston is really, really hot. In fact, it's so heated that I don't want to go out any at all.
    4. I have a lot of money. In fact, I have so many houses that I can't remember the exact number.
    5. I'm reading a great book. In fact, it is so exciting that I can't take my eyes off each chapter.
    6. Some students have a lot of questions. Indeed, they have so many queries that two-hour-class can't be enough for Holly to answer all of them.
    7. Some students have poor attendance. In fact, they missed class so frequently that I'm not sure they know the final tests' schedule.
    8. I want to tell you about my teacher Holly. She is so dynamic that I always wonder where she gets such energy.

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    1. 1. as usual
      2. :D
      3. so hot that I don't want to go out at all.
      8. drugs :D

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  2. 1. My roommate was cooking last night for the first time ever. The food's smell was so intensive that I couldn't stay at home.
    2. Let me tell you about my class this semester. It is so interesting that I could repeat everything again next semester.
    3. The weather in Houston is really, really hot. In fact, it's so hot that sometimes I just want to go outside just wearing a short and a really light t-shirt.
    4. I have a lot of money. In fact, I have so much money that I could quit my job right now but still having the same standard level of living.
    5. I'm reading a great book. In fact, it is so interesting that I could read it over and over again.
    6. Some students have a lot of questions. Indeed, they have so many questions that sometimes I fell bored to answer all of them.
    7. Some students have poor attendance. In fact, they missed so many classes that they are probably going to be dropped.
    8. I want to tell you about my teacher Holly. She is so efficient that she could teach all grammar only in 1 month.

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    1. 1. intense
      3. shorts
      4. but still have
      8. And if I were able to speak at my normal pace, I could probably teach all the grammar in 1 week!

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  3. 1. My roommate was cooking last night for the first time ever. The food was so bad that I got stomach ache.

    2. Let me tell you about my class this semester. It is so interesting that I have not missed even one.

    3. The weather in Houston is really, really hot. In fact, it's so hot that I want to stay indoors.

    4. I have a lot of money. In fact, I have many cars that I can use a different car every day.

    5. I'm reading a great book. In fact, it is so intriguing that it is the second time that I am reading it.

    6. Some students have a lot of questions. Indeed, they have much doubts that Holly's time is not enough to clarify all of them.

    7. Some students have poor attendance. In fact, they have missed many classes that they can fail the final test.

    8. I want to tell you about my teacher Holly. She is an outstanding teacher that she has already covered all material for this semester and she also prepared a party for us.

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    1. 2. :D
      4. so many cars
      6. so many questions that Holly doesn't have enough time to answer them
      7. so many classes
      8. so outstanding that...
      the party was my pleasure :D

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  4. 1. My roommate was cooking last night for the first time ever. The food was so delicious that I ate a lot.
    2. Let me tell you about my class this semester. It is so great that I'm afraid of going to class.
    3. The weather in Houston is really, really hot. In fact, it's so cold in winter that I want to back my home country.
    4. I have a lot of money. In fact, I have so many relatives that I don't know who I should give the money.
    5. I'm reading a great book. In fact, it is so interesting that I cannot do anything else instead of reading it.
    6. Some students have a lot of questions. Indeed, they have many good ideas that I learn experiences from them.
    7. Some students have poor attendance. In fact, they are so busy that I think they don't prepare well for lessons.
    8. I want to tell you about my teacher Holly. She is so kind that I feel upset sometimes because I make her disappointed sometimes.

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    1. 2. It is so great that you're afraid of going to class? This doesn't make sense!
      4. This doesn't make sense.
      6. They have so many good ideas that...
      8. You don't disappoint me, Uyen. Every flower blossoms in its season :D

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  5. 1. My roommate was cooking last night for the first time ever. The food was so bad that I could not swallow it.

    2. Let me tell you about my class this semester. It is so friendly that I feel like in home.

    3. The weather in Houston is really, really hot. In fact, it's so hot that I cannot wear jeans.

    4. I have a lot of money. In fact, I have so much money that I should give some to charity.

    5. I'm reading a great book. In fact, it is so interesting that I can’t wait to finish it.

    6. Some students have a lot of questions. Indeed, they have so many questions that I can’t answer them all.

    7. Some students have poor attendance. In fact, they have so bad attendance that I can’t give them a recommendation letter.

    8. I want to tell you about my teacher Holly. She is so funny that I can’t stop laughing.

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    1. 2. The people are so friendly...
      3. You should give to charity even if you don't have a lot of money ;)
      7. such bad attendance
      8. :D

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  6. 1. My roommate was cooking last night for the first time ever. The food was delicious that I don't want to eat outside anymore.

    2. Let me tell you about my class this semester. It is so interesting that I didn't miss any class.

    3. The weather in Houston is really, really hot. In fact, it's so hot that I prefer stay in my apartment rather than go to school.

    4. I have a lot of money. In fact, I have so much money that I bought 5 super car in 1 hour.

    5. I'm reading a great book. In fact, it is so much fun that I want to read it again and again.

    6. Some students have a lot of questions. Indeed, they have so many questions that teacher had to spent more time to answer them, so she can't finish the class on time.

    7. Some students have poor attendance. In fact, they skipped classes so frequently that they might missed so much fun things in the class .

    8. I want to tell you about my teacher Holly. She is so energetic that I feel exhausted after the class and lose my energy for other classes.

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    1. 1. SO delicious
      3. I prefer TO stay
      6. that they missed so MANY fun things in the class
      8. You feel exhausted? How do you think I feel? LOL

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