OTHER WAYS OF EXPRESSING COUSE AND EFFECT : SUCH .................THAT AND SO..............THAT

Such ........ that encloses a modified noun

Examples :
a)It was such good coffee that I had another cup.
b)It was such a foggy day that we couldn’t see the road.

So.......... that encloses an adjective or adverb

Examples :
a)The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it.
b)I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse.
c)She speaks so fast that I can’t understand her.
d)He walked so quickly that I couldn’t keep up with him.

So.........that is used with many, few, much, and little

Examples :
a)She made so many mistakes that she failed the exam.
b)He has so few friends that he is always lonely.
c)She has so much money that she can buy whatever she wants.
d)He had so little trouble with she test he left twenty minutes early.

Sometimes, primarily in speaking, that is omitted

Examples :
a)It was such a good book (that) I couldn’t put it down.
b)I was so hungry (that) I didn’t wait for dinner to eat something.


Sumber : English Grammar trird edition, betty schrampfer azhar.