Main points
*You use result clauses to talk about the result of an action or situation.
*Result clauses are introduced by conjunctions such as ‘so’, ‘so... (that)’, or ‘such... (that)’.
*A result clause need a main clause to make a complete sentence. The result clause always comes after the main clause.
a) You use ‘so’ and ‘so that’ to say what the result of an action or situation is.
- He speaks very little English, so I talked to him through an interpreter.
- My suitcase had become damage on the journey home, so that the lid would not stay closed.
b) You also use ‘so... that’ or ‘such... that’ to talk about the result of an action or situation.
- He dressed so quickly that he out his boots on the wrong feet.
- She got such a shock that she dropped the bag.
‘That’ is often omitted.
- They were so surprised they didn’t try to stop him.
- They got such a fright they ran away again.
c) You only use ‘such’ before a noun, with or without an adjective.
- They obeyed him with such willingness that the strike went on for over a year.
- Sometimes they say such stupid things that I don’t even bother to listen.
If the noun is a singular count noun, you put ‘a’ or ‘an’ in front of it.
- I was in such a panic that I didn’t know it was him.
Note that you only use ‘so’ before an adjective or an adverb.
- It all sounded so crazy that I laughed out loud.
- They worked so quickly that there was no time for talking.
d) When you want to say that a situation does not happen because someone or something has an excessive amount of a quality, you use ‘too’ with an adjective and a ‘to’ infinitive. For example, if you say ‘They were too tired to walk,’ you mean that they did not walk because they were too tired.
- He was too proud to apologise.
- She was too weak to lift me.
You also use ‘too’ with an adverb and a ‘to’ infinitive.
- They had been walking too silently to be heard.
- She spoke too quickly for me to understand.
e) When you want to say that a situation happens or is possible because someone or something has a sufficient amount of a quality, you use ‘enough’ after adjectives and adverbs, followed by a ‘to’ infinitive.
- He was old enough to understand.
- I could see well enough to know we were losing.
You normally put ‘enough’ in front of a noun, not after it.
- I don’t think I’ve got enough information to speak confidently.
f) You also use ‘and as a result’, ‘and so’, or ‘and therefore’ to talk about the result of an action or situation.
- He had been ill for six months, and as a result had lost his job.
- She was having great difficulty getting her car out, and so I had to move my car to let her out.
- We have a growing population and therefore we need more and more food.
You can also put ‘therefore’ after the subject of the clause. For example, you can say ‘We have a growing population and we therefore need more food’. ‘As a result’ and ‘therefore’ can also be used at the beginning of a separate sentence.
- In a group, as they are not so frightened. As a result, patients reveal their problems more easily.
- He lacks money to invest in improving his tools. Therefore he is poor.
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