ADVERB CLAUSES OF RESULT

S + be + adj + enough + (for Sb) + to V

S + be + too + adj + (for Sb) + to V

so + adj/adv + that + S + V

such + a/an + adj + N + that + S + V

1. The book was very interesting. She couldn’t stop reading it.
The book was so _______________________________________________________________
It was such ___________________________________________________________________
2. The dog was very savage. The postman refused to deliver the letters.
The dog was so ________________________________________________________________
It was ________________________________________________________________________
3. The box was very heavy. She couldn’t lift it.
The box was so ________________________________________________________________
It was such ___________________________________________________________________
4. Ken went to bed right away because he was tired.
Ken was so ___________________________________________________________________
5. The day was so nice that I didn’t feel like working.
It was ________________________________________________________________________
6. The walk was so long that I was late.
It was ________________________________________________________________________
7. The film was so interesting that we couldn’t miss it.
It was such ___________________________________________________________________
8. The lesson is so difficult that I can’t understand it.
It is__________________________________________________________________________
9. The house is so expensive that nobody can buy it.
It is__________________________________________________________________________
10. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.
They had _____________________________________________________________________
11. The problems are so difficult that nobody can solve them.
They are _____________________________________________________________________
12. The flowers were so beautiful that he bought some for his wife.
They were ____________________________________________________________________
13. The weather was so beautiful that I decided to walk home.
It was ________________________________________________________________________
14. The news was so bad that Helen burst into tears.
It was ________________________________________________________________________
15. The traffic was so heavy that the coach arrived late.
It was ________________________________________________________________________
16. The homework is so long that I can’t finish it.
It’s __________________________________________________________________________
17. The coffee was so hot that I had another cup.
It was ________________________________________________________________________
18. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
It was ________________________________________________________________________
19. It was such rotten meat that it had to be thrown away.
The meat was _________________________________________________________________
20. He is such a slow speaker that his students get very bored.
He speaks ____________________________________________________________________
21. The film was so boring that I fell asleep before it ended.
It was such ___________________________________________________________________
22. Maria had to put on her sunglasses because the sun shone very brightly.
The sun shone _________________________________________________________________
23. The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in an hour.
Yesterday we did such __________________________________________________________
24. He told such amusing stories that we all laughed merrily.
The stories ___________________________________________________________________
25. Sarah can’t take a day off because she is busy.
Sarah is too ___________________________________________________________________
26. He was very drunk. He couldn’t answer my question.
He was too ___________________________________________________________________
27. Mark is too young to see the horror film.
Mark is not ___________________________________________________________________
28. The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired.
The car was too________________________________________________________________
29. He is so ill that he can’t eat anything.
He is too _____________________________________________________________________
30. Ted couldn’t get to sleep last night. He was worried about the examination.
Ted was too __________________________________________________________________
31. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.
I wasn’t early __________________________________________________________________
32. Peter is so short that he can’t be a policeman.
Peter is too ___________________________________________________________________
Peter isn’t ____________________________________________________________________
33. He is too weak to lift the boxes.
He isn’t ______________________________________________________________________
34. The coffee isn’t strong. It won’t keep us awake.
The coffee isn’t ________________________________________________________________
35. I couldn’t keep my eyes open because I was very tired.
I was too _____________________________________________________________________
36. The oranges were very bitter. We couldn’t eat them.
The oranges were too ___________________________________________________________
37. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
The water was not _____________________________________________________________
38. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.
The sea was too _______________________________________________________________
39. The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it.
The bread isn’t ________________________________________________________________
40. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
The furniture __________________________________________________________________
41. The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t push it open.
The door was too ______________________________________________________________
The door wasn’t _______________________________________________________________
42. The road is very narrow. Two cars can’t pass each other.
The road is too ________________________________________________________________
The road isn’t _________________________________________________________________
43. The car was so expensive that we couldn’t afford it.
The car was too________________________________________________________________
The car wasn’t_________________________________________________________________
44. It was such a foggy day that we couldn’t see the road.
The day was too _______________________________________________________________
45. The shoes are so small that I couldn’t wear them.
The shoes are too ______________________________________________________________
The shoes are not ______________________________________________________________
46. It was so dark that nothing could be seen.
It was too ____________________________________________________________________
47. The article was so difficult that I couldn’t understand it.
The article was too _____________________________________________________________
48. The programme was too complex for me to understand.
The programme was so _________________________________________________________
49. I’ve met too many people in the last few days. I can’t possibly remember all of their names.
I’ve met so many ______________________________________________________________
I’ve met such __________________________________________________________________
50. I have many problems. I can use all help you can give me.
I have so _____________________________________________________________________
 I have such
51. David had so many girlfriends. He can’t remember all of their names.
David has so __________________________________________________________________
David has such ________________________________________________________________
52. The closed the shop because there weren’t many customers.
There were so _________________________________________________________________
53. It took us only ten minutes to get there. There was little traffic.
There was so __________________________________________________________________
54. There were few people at the meeting. It was cancelled.
There were so _________________________________________________________________
55. He had spent too much money. He couldn’t buy a ticket.
He had spent so _______________________________________________________________
He had spent such _____________________________________________________________