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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

grammar

defrentbetween so that andsuch that
  

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'So' is used with adjectives and adverbs; 'such is used with nouns: She was so fat that she couldn't get into the taxi. She was such a fat lady that she couldn't get into the taxi. The driver had to drive so slowly that he caused a traffic jam.

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  • 'So' is used with adjectives and adverbs; 'such is used with nouns: She was so fat that she couldn't get into the taxi.
  • She was such a fat lady that she couldn't get into the taxi.
  • The driver had to drive so slowly that he caused a traffic jam.
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'So' is used with adjectives and adverbs; 'such is used with nouns:

She was so fat that she couldn't get into the taxi.
She was such a fat lady that she couldn't get into the taxi.
The driver had to drive so slowly that he caused a traffic jam.
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Also, so (that) means in order that or with the result that, while such (that) means to the extent that.

Close the window so that bugs don’t get in the house.
Her fury was such that she looked as if she were ready to explode.
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I think we use "so that" for verb and "such that" for noun. Please confirm me!!
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Emerson kellyI think we use "so that" for verb and "such that" for noun. Please confirm me!!
This seems reasonable to me.
Of course, like so many things in English, there are probably exceptions.
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