This means that the construction was loud to a level that prevented us from sleeping.
This morning, the construction was so loud that we could not sleep. To try to put it simply, it means “to the level described.” Here are some examples: Do you know which it is? Can you understand the meaning?įinally, let’s discuss the phrasing “so adjective/adverb that.” This is different from both meanings we’ve talked about. The modal verb in the adverb clause is “can.”Ī Metro advertisement in Washington, DC, uses one of the phrases from today's program. It helps to lower blood sugar so you can feel less hungry. Modal verbs include can, could, may, might, will and others. It helps to lower blood sugar so you feel less hungry.īut without “that,” how will you know that the meaning is “in order to”? One signal is that there is often a modal verb in the adverb clause.
One important note is that the word “that” is optional for “so that” in spoken English, so it may disappear. So that you feel less hungry, it helps to lower blood sugar. “So that” can also come at the beginning of a sentence but this is rarer and usually sounds stilted to Americans. Why does it help to lower blood sugar? To feel less hungry. The adverb clause is “so that you feel less hungry.” It shows the purpose for the action in the main clause. It helps to lower blood sugar so that you feel less hungry. “So that” means “in order to” which answers the question “Why?” We use it to begin adverb clauses of purpose. It joins a main clause, or complete sentence, to a dependent clause, or incomplete sentence, and shows how they relate. You may recall that an adverb clause shows a relationship between two actions. OK, now we move to “so that,” a phrase that begins adverb clauses. It is joined by “so” to the second sentence which explains the resulting action: opening the window.
The first sentence provides the action or situation: The apartment was too hot. The apartment was too hot, so we opened the window. When used in this way, it means "therefore" or "for that reason."įor this meaning, “so” joins two complete sentences and shows the result of something in the second sentence. Let's start with “so” as a coordinating conjunction – a word that joins two or more things, such as sentences or other words. Today, we will tell you about three phrases that English learners have trouble with: “so” “so that” and “so adjective/adverb that.” We’ll discuss each one then compare them. In all, there are more than 25 meanings for “so.” That’s one powerful word! It’s taken them such a long time to send the travel brochures.If you asked even the most knowledgeable Americans, they probably could not tell you more than a few meanings for the word “so.” It is an everyday word that most people use without even realizing its complexity.īut this mysterious little word can act as an adverb, pronoun or conjunction, with many meanings as each. We use such not so to modify noun phrases: She emailed us such lovely pictures of her and Enzo. We don’t use so before an adjective + a noun (attributive adjective). It was so dark ( that) we could hardly see. He’s so lazy that he never helps out with the housework. We also use so as an intensifier to mean ‘very, very’: With this meaning, so is a degree adverb that modifies adjectives and other adverbs: We often use so when we mean ‘to such a great extent’. So + adjective ( so difficult), so + adverb ( so slowly)
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