CLAUSES – PHRASES OF RESULT

Exercise 1
“Enough” and “too” + to V-inf
1. I haven’t got …………………………….money for holiday.
2. He wasn’t early ……………………………to catch the train.
3. She can’t marry him. She isn’t old ……………………to get married.
4. She can’t marry him. She is …………………young to get married.
5. This coat is not thick ………………for me to wear in this weather.
6. This chair is ……………………………weak for him to sit on.
7. They haven’t got ……………………….time to visit you.
8. That chair isn’t strong …………………….for you to stand on.
9. George feels …………………...tired to go to work today.
10. I think this jacket is ……………………big for you to wear.
11. The weather wasn’t nice ……………………………to go camping.
12. The foreigner speaks Vietnamese ………….badly for us you understand.
13. The water is not clean …………………….for us to drink.
14. Jack is ………………...short to reach the top of the shelf.
15. There aren’t not …………………………….seats for everyone.
“So” or “ such” ?
1. They drank so much water that they couldn’t drive.
2. She met such a lot of students that she couldn’t remember their names
3. Don’t read such a stupid book. It is harmful.
4. They have got such a lot of money that they don’t know how to spend them.
5. Everything is so expensive that we can’t make both ends meet.
6. Their questions were so stupid that I didn’t know how to answer them.
7. It is ……….a nice day that we want to go out for a walk.
8. It was ……….a boring film that they felt asleep.
9. It is ……………….a nice day.
10. The day is …………………..nice, isn’t it?
11. They have never eaten …………………...bad food.
12. The wind is ……...strong. It is very difficult to walk in …..strong wind.
13. I was …………….excited about going away that I couldn’t sleep.
14. The water was………….. dirty that we decided not to go swimming.
15. He speaks English …….well that you would think that he is a native English speaker.
Rewrite
1. The weather was so bad that all the flights had to be cancelled.
 It was such
2. The test wasn’t easy enough for them to do.
 The test was too
3. The play we saw yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it an hour.
We saw such
4. These goods are so expensive that they can’t be sold quickly.
 These goods are too
5. He studied too badly to pass his exam. ( enough ….to )

6. My friend is very strong. He can lift up the table by himself.
 My friend is so
7. I ate a lot of sandwiches. I felt uneasy.
 I ate so many
8. Tom is still too young to join the police.
 Tom isn’t
9. The boy can’t wear the shirt because it’s very tight.
 The shirt is so ……
The shirt is too……
10. This problem is very difficult. He can’t solve it.
 The problem is too……
 It is such ………
11. The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age.
 The man was too
12. Hoa is very sick. She can’t sit up.
 Hoa is so
13. It was very dark, so she couldn’t go out.
 It was too
14. That car was too old for me to buy.
 That car was so
15. The movie was so funny that we couldn’t stop laughing.
 It was such
16. No one could move the piano. It was very heavy.
 The piano was too
17. We shouldn’t swim in this river. The water isn’t clean.
 This river isn’t
18. John couldn’t get to sleep last night. He was worried about exam.
 John was so
19. It was a good book. I couldn’t put it down.
 It was such
20. They were beautiful flowers. We took a photograph of them.
 They were
21. She speaks English well. You would think it was her native language.
 She speaks
22. A taxi would have been best. But I didn’t have enough money.
 I didn’t have
23. All my guests will need chairs. But I haven’t got very many.
 I didn’t have
1. Our seats were _____ far from the stage that we couldn't see the actors and actresses clearly.
A. very B. too C. enough D. so
2. He was _____ he never washed his clothes by himself.
A. too lazy B. so lazy that C. very lazy that D. such lazy that
3. They are _____ young _____ drive the car.
A. so / that B. too / to C. enough / to D. not only / but also
4. It was _____ a boring speech that I felt asleep.
A. such B. so C. very D. too
5. Is there _____ for everyone?
A. food and drink enough B. enough food and drink
C. enough of food and drink D. enough food and drink enough
6. He was _____ he could not continue to work.
A. very tired that B. such tired that C. too tired that D. so tired that
7. John’s eyes were _____ bad that he couldn’t read the number plate of the car in front.
A. such B. too C. so D. very
8. 8. - Why don’t we make a fire? - It’s not cold _____ to make a fire.
A. too B. enough C. such D. much
9. Most of the pupils are _____ to pass the examination.
A. enough good B. good enough C. too good D. very good
10. You can send me a letter if you want to, but your phone call is _____ for me.
A. enough good B. good as enough C. good enough D. good than enough
11. Davis has _____ many patients _____ he is always busy.
A. too / that B. very / until C. such / that D. so / that
12. It was _____ a difficult question that they couldn't explain.
A. so B. such C. very D. too
13. The lesson _____ for me to understand.
A. is very difficult B. too difficult C. difficult too D. is too difficult
14. The tent show is _____ for us to see.
A. enough interesting B. very interesting C. interesting enough D. interesting
15. They are _____ that they can't buy a bicycle.
A. enough poor B. poor enough C. so poor D. too poor
16. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad.
A. It was so bad a weather that we couldn’t go out.C. It was such a bad weather that we couldn’t go out.
B. It was so bad weather that we couldn’t go out. D. It was such bad weather that we couldn’t go out.
17. She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone.
A. She was very busy that she couldn’t answer the phone. B. She was too busy to answer the
phone.
C. She was too busy not to answer the phone. D.She was very busy so that she couldn’t answer the
phone
18. The coffee was too hot for me to drink.
A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it C. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink.
B. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it. D.The coffee was so hot that I could drink it.
19. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.
A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf. B. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.
C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall. D. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.
20. It was such a boring speech that we began to yawn.
A. The speech was very boring that we began to yawn. B. It was so a boring speech that we began to
yawn.
C. The speech was too boring that we began to yawn. D. The speech was so boring that we began to
yawn.
21. It was so late that nothing could be done.
A. It was too late for nothing to be done. C. It was too late for anything to be done.
B. It was such late that nothing could be done. D. It was so late that nothing to be done.
22. This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood.
A. I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
B. I haven’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
C. I had lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
D. I hadn’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
23. The test was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.
A. It was such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.
B. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hours.
C. The test was not difficult enough for us to finish in two hours.
D. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hour.
24. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
A. It was so a good book that I couldn’t put it down.
B. It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.
C. The book was so good for me to put it down.
D. The book was so good that I couldn’t put down.
25. Sue is too slow to understand what you might say.
A. Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say.
B. What you might say, Sue can understand slowly.
C. Sue is so slow to understand what you might say.
D. So slow is Sue that she can’t understand what you might say
26. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job.
A. Although B. While C. In spite of D. Despite of
27. ________ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it.
A. However B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite
28. ______ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics
meet.
A. Although B. While C. Where as D. yet
29. __________ what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it.
A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Though D. However
30. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker.
A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. no matter how
31. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties.
A. despite B. although C. in spite D. even though
32. Mary usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowded places _____she is rather shy.
A. In spite of B. Even though C. On the contrary D. In other words
33. Ann: Have you decided to get the job?
Terry: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major. It is not an
interesting job, ________ the salary is very good.
A. although / but B. despite / and C. but / though D. yet / however
34. ________, he has continued to work on his thesis.
A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems
C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems
35. In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work.
A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill C. his serious illness D. he was seriously ill
36. ___________ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences
between them.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. although D. Despite
37. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. despite of
38. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain B. it was raining D. there was a rain
39. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
40. _______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
41. The children slept well despite _______.
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy