CHAPTER I

SO… THAT… / SUCH … THAT…

 Kompetensi Dasar
3.1. Menerapkan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks interaksi
transaksional lisan dan tulis yang melibatkan tindakan memberi dan meminta informasi
terkait hubungan sebab akibat, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya. (Perhatikan unsur
kebahasaan such ... that; so ... that)

4.1. Menyusun teks interaksi transaksional lisan dan tulis yang melibatkan tindakan memberi
dan meminta informasi terkait hubungan sebab akibat, dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial,
struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan yang benar dan sesuai konteks

Read the dialog carefully.

Nanc : Guess who he is!
y
Bob : It looks like a famous presenter.
Nanc : That’s right. He’s so popular that he appears almost every day on TV.
y
Bob : He is also a famous designer, isn’t he?
Nanc : Exactly! He is such a good designer that many well-known Indonesians are
y proud to wear his designs.
Bob : People say that his career began as an assistant designer.
Nanc : Correct. In 2004 he began his career as a fashion designer and opened a studio.
y He designs exclusive cocktail dresses (=gaun semi formal) and evening gowns
under the trade name ‘Ivan Gunawan’.
Bob : That’s very true. Do you know that he is the nephew of a fashion designer
named Adji Notonegoro?
Nanc : Adji Notonegoro? He is so popular that many famous people, such as Bill
y Clinton the former U.S. presiden, Kofi Anan, the former United Nation’
Secretary-General, and the Sultan of Brunei and his family, wear his exclusive
batik designs.
Bob : You are right. If I’m not mistaken, he was born on December 31, 1981. Is he
from Jakarta?
Nanc : Well, I’m not sure. But I know that he is also such a talented movie actor
y that I never miss his acting
Bob : Is that true? To tell the truth, I have never seen him acting in a movie.

 USAGE (penggunaan)
So … that .., / such … that … is used when you want to show a fact with the result or
consequence (So … that .., / such … that … digunakan ketika anda ingin menunjukkan
fakta dengan hasil atau akibat)

Examples:
1. The toothache is so painful that I can’t bear it.
It is such a painful toothache that I can’t bear it.
(= Sakit giginya terlalu menyakitkan sehingga saya tidak dapat menahannya/tidak
tahan.)

2. Ivan Gunawan is so talented that he has become a fashion designer and presenter.
Ivan Gunawan is such a talented man that he has become a fashion designer and
presenter.
(=Ivan Gunawan sangat berbakat sehingga ia menjadi perancang busana dan
pembawa acara.)

3. The weather is so cold that we must wear jacket.

It is such a cold weather that we must wear jacket.
(=Cuaca sangat dingin sehingga kita harus memakai jaket.)

4. Covid 19 is so dangerous that we must do the health protocol well.

Covid 19 is such a danger disease that we must do the health protocol well.
(=Covid 19 adalah penyakit yang sangat berbahaya sehingga kita harus menjalankan
protocol kesehatan dengan baik.

5. Wahid is so intelligent that he always gets the first rank in every test.
Wahid is such an intelligent boy that he always gets the first rank in every test.
(=Wahid adalah anak yang sangat pandai sehingga ia selalu mendapat peringkat
pertama pada setiap tes.)

 RULES (kaidah/prinsip)
1. So … that …
“So” is followed by an adjective. (=’so’ diikuti kata sifat)
“that” is followed by the effect clause. (=’that’ diikuti anak kalimat akibat)
Examples:
a) Painting is so interesting that I cannot pass a day without painting.
(=Melukis itu sangat menarik sehingga saya tidak dapat melewatkan hari
tanpa melukis)
b) He is so popular that he appears almost every on television.
(=Dia sangat terkenal sehingga dia muncul hamper tiap hari di televisi)

2. Such … that …
“Such” is followed by a noun phrase (=’such’ diikuti frase benda)
(frase benda= a/an + kata sifat + kata benda)
“that” is followed by the effect clause. (=’that’ diikuti anak kalimat akibat)
Examples :
a) “Laskar Pelangi” is such an inspiring story that the novel has becomes the
best seller.
(=”Laskar Pelangi” adalah cerita yang sungguh menginpirasi sehingga
novelnya menjadi best seller)
b) Rossi is such a best rider that he almost wins in every competition.
(=Rossi sungguh pembalap terbaik sehingga ia hampir menang di setiap
kompetisi)
Exercises : Join the sentences using so… that and such … that based on the situations.
Example :
 Danny was not careful to carry the plates. He dropped and broke it.
a) Danny was not so careful to carry the plates that he dropped and broke it.
b) He was not such a careful boy to carry the plates that he dropped and broke it.

1. The water is dirty. We cannot drink it.

2. The weather is hot. They have been sweating.
3. He is driving fast. It endangers the traffic.
4. The bus ran slowly. We came to the city late.
5. He worked slowly. He could not finish the work on time.