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Mr genuine Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Conditional. 3

What's wrong with answer B here? "so" here bugs me. However, I do not have a good grammatical reason behind ruling out this kind of conditional. To me, "too" instead of "so" works well.
The elaboration on this one is required.

A: Could you water the trees in the garden?
B: If it is not so cold, I will water them.

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Freeguy "so" here bugs me. Me too. "so" is used by some speakers as "very".

— CalifJim

  • Freeguy "so" here bugs me.
  • Me too.
  • "so" is used by some speakers as "very".
  • In that case B's response is understandable.
  • Freeguy To me, "too" instead of "so" works well.
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Freeguy"so" here bugs me.
Me too. "so" is used by some speakers as "very". In that case B's response is understandable.
FreeguyTo me, "too" instead of "so" works well.
That seems more suitable to me as well.

CJ
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Yes. But what's the reason?
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FreeguyYes. But what's the reason?
If the speaker does not mean "very" by saying "so", then the anomaly is that "so" is used with a that-clause.

If it's not so cold that I won't be able to do it, I'll do it.

CJ
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Nice. But as you know, we use "to" after "too". (The box is too heavy for me to lift.)
You mean that we don't necessarily need "to" here. But we need "that" clause here. Did I get you point correctly?
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Freeguywe use "to" after "too".
Different structure. You're confusing "so ... that" with "too ... to".

so heavy that no one could lift it
too heavy to lift

so high that no one could reach it
too high to reach

CJ
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Thank you for you time.
I wish I had been given more elaboration. It's a little bit vague to me.
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