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Kilimanjaro Posted 20 years ago
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SO THAT /AND SO

1b00He realized that the world could run out of key resources, ------------ he was a harsh critic of the wastefulness of modern industrial society.02b02br
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00A) so that 02br
00B) whether 02br
00C) so long as02br
00D) and so 02br
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00I have no objection to "D" but "A" could also be a logical answer . May I take your comments on the question please? And a last word, is double coordinative conjunction possible as in "and so"?02br
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0I believe you are right! 05000 about answer "D". 02br 02br 00 "So that" is mostly used in context in which one does something for reason(s) of achieving something else.

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  • 0I believe you are right!
  • 05000 about answer "D".
  • 02br 02br 00 "So that" is mostly used in context in which one does something for reason(s) of achieving something else.
  • 02br 02br 00Nick wants to work parttime after school so that he can save for college.
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0I believe you are right! 05000 about answer "D". But "A" is not the right context.02br
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00 "So that" is mostly used in context in which one does something for reason(s) of achieving something else. 02br
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00Paul has to get to work on time from now so that he can avoid getting fired.02br
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00Nick wants to work parttim
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10I believe you are right! 15110 about answer "D". But "A" is not the right context.12br
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10 "So that" is mostly used in context in which one does something for reason(s) of achieving something else. 12br
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10Paul has to get to work on time from now
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0"So that" can denote a result or logical consequence; so it would seem to be ok here.02br
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00PS: I would take the "so" in "and so" as an adverb: "therefore".0-
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20I believe you are right! 25120 about answer "D". But "A" is not the right context.22br
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20 "So that" is mostly used in context in which one does something for reason(s) of achieving something else
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11i11b10some usage notes on "so that12b12i12br
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11i11b10Usage Note:12b12i10 Many critics and grammarians have insisted that so must be followed by that in formal writing when used to introduce a clause giving the reason for or purpose of an action: H
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0And some extra sentences supporting SO THAT expressing result or consequences:02br
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00The doctor explained the nature of my illness in medical terms, so that I didn’t understand fully. [01b00result02b00]02br
00The doctor explained the nature of my illness in medical terms so that I wouldn’t understand fully. [01b00purpose02
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MamgerAnd some extra sentences supporting SO THAT expressing result or consequences:



She studied very little ,so that she got a rather low grade. [result]
They bought a large house, so that the children had their own rooms [result]
Many contestants later failed drug tests, so that the race had to be rerun. [result]
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