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Lux aeterna Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

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Hi there!

the question is this

Bill drove ____ he could get to the airport on time.

a. faster so (CORRECT)
b so fast that (WRONG)

why is 'a' correct and not 'b'?

i guess it has to do with the meaning/use of 'could', but what's the exact use of 'could' here? possibility, past ability...?

if instead of 'could' we had 'was able to' would 'b' be correct?
  

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a is correct. so that he would be able to.. = he could (in order to) so fast would indicate a different outcome (usually negative): He drove so fast that he missed the exit to the airport / He drove so slow that we missed the plane

— Philip

  • a is correct.
  • so that he would be able to..
  • = he could (in order to) so fast would indicate a different outcome (usually negative): He drove so fast that he missed the exit to the airport / He drove so slow that we missed the plane
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a is correct. so that he would be able to.. = he could (in order to)

so fast would indicate a different outcome (usually negative): He drove so fast that he missed the exit to the airport / He drove so slow that we missed the plane
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thanx for your answer philip.

if instead of 'could' we had 'was able to' would 'b' be correct?
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