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SO THAT is used with adjectives & adverbs

SUCH THAT with adjectives + nouns

 Meteor Shower
SO THAT SUCH THAT
CAUSE EFFECT CAUSE EFFECT
The meteor storm was beautiful. We watched it all night. It was cold weather. We wrapped ourselves in blankets.
The meteor storm was so beautiful that we watched it all night. It was such cold weather that we wrapped ourselves in blankets.
The meteor storm was so (adjective) that
e watched it all night.		 It was such (adj + noun)that
The meteor storm passed quickly. It was over in an hour. It was a spectacular meteor storm. We watched it all night.
The meteor storm passed so quickly that it was over in an hour. It was such a spectacular meteor storm that we watched it all night.
The meteor storm passed so (adverb) that it was over in an hour. It was such    (adj + adj + noun)     that

 

 
 

Practice

 

"Click - Check" directions:

  1. Join the two sentences together to form one sentence using so . . . that or such . . . that. Enter your changes into the text box. 
  2. Check your answer. * indicates and incorrect answer.
  3. Use the reset button to erase your answers and retest yourself.

 

 

Example:   It was a bright meteor. We all saw it shoot across the sky.

                   It was   we all saw it shoot across the sky.

 

1. There were a lot of (many) clouds in the sky. I couldn't see much.

There were I couldn't see much.

There were

 

 

2. It was a cloudy night.  I couldn't see much.

It was I couldn't see much.

It was

 

3. The particles are small. They burn up before they reach earth.

The particles are they burn up before they reach earth.

The particles are

 

4. The storm is a big threat to satellites. They are being shifted out of the way.

The storm is they are being shifted out of the way.

The storm is

 

5. The particles move fast. They become bullets in space.

The particles move they become bullets in space.

The particles move

 

6. This meteor shower is a rare occurrence. It only comes every 33 years.

This meteor shower is it only comes every 33 years.

This meteor shower is

 

7. The comet has a large wake*. It passes through the earth's upper atmosphere.

The comet has it passes through the earth's upper atmosphere.

The comet has (*trail of particles that are spread out)

 

8. The shooting stars appear frequently. You can see two or three a minute.

The shooting stars appear you can see two or three a minute.

The shooting stars appear

 

9. Scientists consider this a unique opportunity. They are flying in aircrafts to study it.

Scientists consider this they are flying in aircrafts to study it.

Scientists consider this

 

10. These observations will reveal important information. Scientists will be studying results for years.

These observations will reveal scientists will be studying results for years.

These observations will reveal

 

 

 

 
 


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Julie Sevastopoulos - ESL Department - College of San Mateo - San Mateo, CA 94402 USA