2019-05-02 Grammar: so/such and "that" clauses

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Homework: Answer these questions with “too” or “enough” and degree complements.
1 Do you have any great-great-grandchildren?
	No, I’m too young to have any.
2 Can you walk 150 miles in a single day?
	No, I’m too lazy to walk 150 miles in a single day.
3 Is $50 a fair price for a normal cup of coffee?
	No, that’s too expensive for a cup of coffee.
4 Can dogs read?
	Maybe dogs are smart enough to read. / No, dogs don’t have enough reading skills.
	No, reading is too difficult for dogs.
5 Do banana trees grow wild in Russia?
	No, the climate is too hard for bananas to grow.
6 Can an average person lift a grand piano?
	No, a grand piano is too heavy to lift.
7 Can you learn to speak a language fluently in a week?
	No. It isn't enought time for me to learn to speak a language fluently.
8 Can a 100-year-old woman still have babies?
	No. Having babies is too difficult for a 100-year-old woman.
	No. A 100-year-old woman is not young enough to have babies.
9 Do you remember what you did on your first birthday?
	I think the first birthday is too far back and I was not old enough to remember.
10 Can you eat 50 hamburgers in a single meal?
	No. I’m not hungry enough to eat 50 hamburgers in a single meal.
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Next week:
12:40-1:40, Module 1, Samantha: Business English Intermediate
1:50-2:50, Module 2, Greg: Writing Intermediate
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We can also use “so” and “such” with degree complements, to give a consequence.

It’s too cold to go swimming. = It’s so cold that I can’t go swimming. (adjective)
I have so much money that it’s easy to spend $50 for a cup of coffee. (noun quantity)
She drove so fast that she got arrested and went to jail. (adverb)
I work so much that I don’t have any time for my family. (verb)
I am such a good teacher that lots of students take my class even though they hate grammar.
	“such” goes before a modified indefinite noun (singular or plural: “They are such good teachers…”)
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Exercise 18 - Answer these questions with “so” or “such” and degree complements with “that”.