Use of So…...That

So…that… is a subordinating conjunction. Using so…that… we can combine clauses that show a cause and effect relationship.

Combine the following sentences using so…that.

01. He is poor. He cannot make ends meet.

02. He ran fast. He didn’t want to miss the bus.

03. The thief hid himself behind the tree. He didn’t want to be caught.

04. He is very intelligent. He can solve any problem.

05. The table is heavy. He cannot lift it.

06. The place was very quiet. He decided to stay there.

07. He was hungry. He had to find something to eat.

08. He was very ill. He could not get out of bed.

09. The famine was very severe. Very few people survived.

10. He was very angry. He would not talk to me.

11. The box is very heavy. I cannot lift it.

12. My brother worked hard. He passed the test.

13. He is very ill. The doctors don’t expect him to survive.

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

15. She is very short. She cannot touch the ceiling.

16. William played cleverly. John couldn’t beat him.

17. The necklace was very expensive. I couldn’t buy it.

18. The famine was very severe. Several people perished.

19. The milk was very good. We couldn’t help drinking it.

20. He is very proud. He will not ask for help.

Answers

01. He is so poor that he cannot make ends meet.

02. He ran so fast that he wouldn’t miss the bus.

03. The thief hid himself behind the tree so that he wouldn’t be caught.

04. He is so intelligent that he can solve any problem.

05. The table is so heavy that he cannot lift it.

06. The place was so quiet that he decided to stay there.

07. He was so hungry that he had to find something to eat.

08. He was so ill that he could not get out of bed.

09. The famine was so severe that few people survived.

10. He was so angry that he would not talk to me.

11. The box is so heavy that I cannot lift it.

12. My brother worked so hard that he passed the test.

13. He is so ill that the doctors don’t expect him to survive.

14. My grandfather is so weak that he cannot survive.

15. She is so short that she cannot touch the ceiling.

16. William played so cleverly that John couldn’t beat him.

17. The necklace was so expensive that I couldn’t buy it.

18. The famine was so severe that several people perished.

19. The milk was so good that we couldn’t help drinking it.

20. He is so proud that he will not ask for help.