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Seoul Brother Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

So ~ that structure

(1)I was so tired that I almost slept.

(2)I was so tired so I almost slept.

(3)I was so tired and I almost slept.


- I think (1) is absolutley correct.

But if I use 'so','and' instead of 'that', am I grammatically wrong?

thanks in advance

  

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(1)I was so tired that I almost slept. OK. 'So' indicates that one event is the consequence of another event.

— Clive

  • (1)I was so tired that I almost slept.
  • OK.
  • 'So' indicates that one event is the consequence of another event.
  • (2)I was so tired so I almost slept.
  • Incorrect grammar.
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(1)I was so tired that I almost slept. OK. 'So' indicates that one event is the consequence of another event.

(2)I was so tired so I almost slept. Incorrect grammar. The correct structure is so . . . that . . .

(3)I was so tired and I almost slept. This does not indicate a consequence. It just tells us about two events.

Clive

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Seoul Brother(1)I was so tired that I almost slept.

Here are some examples:

I was so tired that I slept for 12 hours straight. (This makes more sense)
I was so angry that I threw my phone at him.
I was so hungry that I ate six hamburgers.
She was so beautiful that every man in the room wanted to dance with her.
The accident was so ter

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