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Pen slide 883 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

So adjective that

Hi teachers~

Would you correct me if I am wrong?

The following sentences seem to mean the same.

I was so tired that I went to bed early.

I went to bed because I was so tired.

My guess is that so adjective sentence is more formal and is used when the second part of the sentence (that I went to bed early) is long.

Thanks in advance.

  

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[1] I was so tired that I went to bed early. [2] I went to bed early because I was so tired. These are both grammatically fine, but they have slightly different meanings.

— BillJ

  • [1] I was so tired that I went to bed early.
  • [2] I went to bed early because I was so tired.
  • These are both grammatically fine, but they have slightly different meanings.
  • [1] focuses on your tiredness, and the that clause then has a resultative meaning.
  • Compare I was very tired, so I went to bed.
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[1] I was so tired that I went to bed early.

[2] I went to bed early because I was so tired.


These are both grammatically fine, but they have slightly different meanings. [1] focuses on your tiredness, and the that clause then has a resultative meaning. Compare I was very tired, so I went to bed.

[2] focuses on the reason you went to bed early

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