Phrases and clauses of result

A. Phrases of result
1. Too
E.g. He is too short to play basketball.
Tim spoke too quickly to understand.
The water was too cold for us to swim in.
This game is too difficult for children. (to play)
2. Enough

E.g. Mary is old enough to do what she wants.
He didnt jump high enough to win a prize.
I have enough strength to lift that box.
Im not strong enough to lift that box.
We havent got enough money to buy a new car.
Ill lend you some money if you havent got enough. (money)
He wasnt experienced enough for the job.
Do you think it is warm enough for the snow to melt?
B. Adverb clauses of result
1. Sothat




E.g. It was so dark that I couldnt see anything.
He spoke so fast that nobody could understand him.
She walked so quickly that I couldnt keep up with her.
She had so many children that she couldnt remember their dates of birth.
He has invested so much money in the project that he cant abandon it now.
There were so few people at the meeting that it was cancelled.
I have so little time that I cant manage to have lunch with you.
It was so hot a day that we decided to stay indoors.
It was so interesting a book that he couldnt put it down.
2. Suchthat
E.g. It was such a heavy piano that we couldnt move it.
They have such fierce dogs that no one dared to go near their house.
It was such horrible weather that we spent whole day indoors.
Such can be used before a noun without an adjective.
Shes such a baby that we never dare to leave her alone.
So is used with many, much, few, little while such is used with a lot (of).
Why did you buy so much food?/ Why did you buy such a lot of food?
too + adj/ adv (+ for n/ pronoun) + to-infinitive
adj/ adv + enough (+ for n/ pronoun) + to-infinitive
enough + noun + to-infinitive
S + V + so + adj/ adv + that + S +V
so many/ few + plural countable noun + that
so much/ little + uncountable noun + that
S + V + so + adj + a/ an + sing. count. noun + that + S +V
S + V + such + (a/ an) + adj + noun + that + S +V
Exercises
I. Make one sentence from two. Use too or enough and a phrase with for or a to-infinitive.
1. We couldnt eat the food. It was very hot.

2. A taxi would have been best. But I didnt have much money.

3. Sarah cant take a day off. Shes very busy.

4. A picnic would be nice. But its wet.

5. Nobody could move the piano. It was very heavy.

6. I dont wear this coat in winter. It isnt warm.

7. All my guests will need chairs. But I havent got very many.

8. I cant explain the situation. Its complicated.

9. Three people cant sit on this sofa. It isnt wide.

10. I couldnt carry the equipment. I had such a lot.

11. We couldnt climb over the wall. It was very high.

12. Natasha wants to be a professional musician. Shes very good.

13. We shouldnt swim in this river. The water isnt clean.

14. You cant see some things without a microscope. They are very small.

15. He didnt get the job. He wasnt experienced.

II. Put in so, such or such a.
1. I like Tom and Ann. Theyre njn jn nice people.
2. I was surprised that he looked nj njn well after his recent illness.
3. The weather is lovely, isnt it? I didnt expect it to be njn jn nice day.
4. He always looks good. He wears njn jn nice clothes.
5. It was njn jn boring film that I fell asleep.
6. The children had nj njn much fun at the carnival that they begged to go again.
7. The food at the hotel was njn jn awful. Ive never eaten n jnjn awful food.
8. The test was njn jn easy that everyone got a high score.
9. I didnt realize you lived nj njn long way from the city center.
10. I feel like I have njn jn little energy that I wonder if Im getting sick.
11. They are nj njn hard-working carpenters that Im sure theyll make success of their new
business.
12. Hes difficult to understand because he speaks njn jn quickly.
13. She made njn jn many mistakes that she failed the exam.
14. I cant decide what to do. Its nj njn problem.
15. A: Sorry Im n jn late. We had n jn lot to do at work. My boss gets in njn jn
a panic about things. She makes nj njn big fuss.
B: You shouldnt do njn jn much. You shouldnt be nj njn willing to work n
jnjn long hours. No wonder youre nj njn tired. Youll make yourself ill, you know.
III. Combine the sentences using so that.
1. The weather was hot. You could fry an egg on the sidewalk.

2. I couldnt understand her. She talked too fast.

3. Grandpa held me tightly when he hugged me. I couldnt breathe for a moment.

4. There were few people at the meeting. It was canceled.

5. Ted couldnt get to sleep last night. He was worried about the exam.

6. Jerry got angry. He put his fist through the wall.

7. I have many problems. I can use all the help you can give me.

8. I cant figure out what this sentence says. His handwriting is illegible.

9. It took us only ten minutes to get there. There was little traffic.

10. Too many people came to the meeting. There were not enough seats for everyone.

IV. Combine the sentences using such that.
1. We took a walk. It was a nice day.

2. It was an expensive car. We couldnt afford to buy it.

3. I dont feel like going to class. Were having beautiful weather.

4. The classroom has comfortable chairs. The students find it easy to fall asleep.

5. The tornado struck with great force. It lifted automobiles off the ground.

6. This is good coffee. I think Ill have another cup.

7. It was a good book. I couldnt put it down.

8. Karen is a good pianist. Im surprised she didnt go into music professionally.

9. We did a lot of gymnastics. We couldnt walk afterwards.

10. They were beautiful flowers. We took a photograph of them.

V. Match the sentences and combine them, using so or such.
A
1. Sarah was late home.
2. Mike hadnt cooked for a long time.
3. The piano was heavy.
4. Tom was annoyed about Uniteds losing.
5. The band was a big attraction.
6. Vicky had a lot of work to do.
7. The party made a lot of noise.
8. She speaks English well.
9. It was horrible weather.
10. The music was loud.
B
a. All the tickets sold out.
b. He wouldnt speak to anyone.
c. Hed almost forgotten how to do it.
d. It kept all the neighbors awake.
e. Mark had already gone to bed.
f. You could hear it from miles away.
g. We spent the whole day indoors.
h. Mike and Harriet couldnt move it.
i. She was sure shed never finish it.
j. You would think it was her native language.
VI. Use your own ideas to complete the sentences.
1. The exam was so difficult that
2. I was so tired that
3. My father is such a busy man that ..
4. Theyve got so much money that .
5. It was such lovely weather that .
6. He spoke so quickly that .
7. We had such a good time on holiday that
8. Ive got so many things to do that ..
9. These shoes are so expensive that .
10. It was such an extraordinary story that ..