The correlative so…that… shows a cause and effect relationship.

Note the structure: so + adjective /adverb + that + clause.

An example is given below.

• He is so weak. He cannot walk.
• He is so weak that he cannot walk.

Combine the following sentences using so…that…

1. The coffee was too hot. It burnt my mouth.

2. The problem is very difficult. I cannot solve it.

3. He worked hard. He wanted to pass the test.

4. This table is very heavy. I cannot lift it.

5. The famine was very severe. Thousands of people perished.

6. He is too proud. He will not beg.

7. He is very ill. The doctors do not expect him to recover.

8. He was too tired. He could not get out of the bed.

9. The book was very interesting. I finished it in one sitting.

10. It was very dark. I couldn’t see anything.

Answers

1. The coffee was so hot that it burnt my mouth.

2. The problem is so difficult that I cannot solve it.

3. He worked so hard that he passed the test.

4. This table is so heavy that I cannot lift it.

5. The famine was so severe that thousands of people perished.

6. He is so proud that he will not beg.

7. He is so ill that the doctors do not expect him to recover.

8. He was so tired that he could not get out of the bed.

9. The book was so interesting that I finished it in one sitting.

10. It was so dark that I couldn’t see anything.