CAUSE-EFFECT

FORMULA 1

S + to be + so + adjective + that + S + P

For example:

- She is so diligent that she never submits her work late.

- They were so nervous that they could not speak well.

FORMULA 2

S + P + ( so many + countable noun ) + that + S + P

For example:

- He is facing so many problems that he cannot focus in class.

- She has made so many mistakes that she loses her confidence.

FORMULA 3

S + P + (so much + uncountable noun) + that + S + P

For example:

- I will buy so much sand that I should go by truck.

- This food contains so much salt that it doesn’t taste delicious.

FORMULA 4

S + P (so few + countable noun) + that + S + P

For example:

- She has so few friends here that she feels scared.

- I bougt so few fruits that I cannot give them to all people living near my house.

FORMULA 5

S + P (so few + countable noun) + that + S + P

For example:

- She drank so little mineral water that she feels thirsty now.
- I just know so little information about that problem that I cannot give any comment.
 FORMULA 6

S + Verb + (so + adverb of manner) + that + S + P

For example:

- He spoke so rudely yesterday that some people were offended.

- You work so seriously that your boss wants to give you more salary.

Exercise

A. Fill in the blanks with so, so many, so much, so few, or so little.

1. Mr. Catur has found ____mistakes in Nisa’s writing that he confidently gives score 98 to her
writing.
2. My brother and sister are _____ smart that they never get bad scores in tests.
3. He has ______ money that he wants to donate some of his money for the victims of
earthquake in Lombok.
4. The language used in this classic novel is _____ difficult to understand that most students
complain to their teacher.
5. The ideas proposed by the smart fat Balinese boy are _____bright that no one can disagree
to them.
6. That animal is _____wild that no one dares to arrest the animal.
7. She always dances _____ gracefully that people watching her performance praise her.
8. Ochi ate ____rice this morning that she is very weak this moment.
9. You walked ____ fast that time that we were left behind.
10. You put ____ sugar in this tea that it is too sweet for me.