We can combine these two sentences using such…that… It was such a cold afternoon that we stopped playing.. NOT It was a very cold afternoon that we stopped playing.. Combine the followin
Trang 1Such…that… 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 using such…that…
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 such…that…
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 couldn’t 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 couldn’t 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.
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