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Smartenglish@hanmail.net Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Comma

I would like to know the difference in the meaning between "1" and "2".
1. I was so tired (that) I couldn't help yawning.
2. I was so tired, (that) I couldn't help yawning.

  

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net 1. I was so tired (that) I couldn't help yawning. Being tired was the cause of the yawning.

— CalifJim

  • net 1.
  • I was so tired (that) I couldn't help yawning.
  • Being tired was the cause of the yawning.
  • net 2.
  • I was so tired, (that) I couldn't help yawning.
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smartenglish@hanmail.net1. I was so tired (that) I couldn't help yawning.

Being tired was the cause of the yawning.

smartenglish@hanmail.net2. I was so tired, (that) I couldn't help yawning.

If you don't include 'that', you have a mistake called a comma splice.

You can correct that as follows.

I was

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