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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

The water was so hot that I got burned. VS. The water was hot so that I got burned.

The water was so hot that I got burned. VS. The water was hot so that I got burned.

I think both are used for cause and effect and I was wondering if there is a meaning difference between them or only the first one is natural to you? And the when can we use sentences with so that S +V? What do you think?

Thank you so much.
  

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These are natural to me: The water was so hot that I got burned. The water was hot, so I got burned . The first is a gradation of hotness; the second is an absolute.

— Mister Micawber

  • These are natural to me: The water was so hot that I got burned.
  • The water was hot, so I got burned .
  • The first is a gradation of hotness; the second is an absolute.
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These are natural to me:

The water was so hot that I got burned.
The water was hot, so I got burned.

The first is a gradation of hotness; the second is an absolute.
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Thank you so much and what is the meaning of a gradation of hotness and an absolute in your reply? Although I looked it up in the dictionary, I still do not know what you intended to mean. Please help me out again.
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a gradation of hotness -- more or less hot; not enough; too hot, not very hot, etc.

an absolute -- just hot.
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Thank you so much as usual, so can I say "so hot that..." means "too hot" in the sentence?
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No. They would require different sentences.

It was so hot that I got burned.
It was too hot to avoid being burned.
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Thank you, so in the end the two example sentences mean the same, right?
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