1. Memahami konsep dan fungsi dari "so... that" dan "such... that" dalam membentuk kalimat kompleks.

2. Mampu membedakan penggunaan "so... that" dan "such... that" dalam konteks yang berbeda.

3. Dapat menggunakan "so... that" dan "such... that" dengan tepat dalam kalimat untuk mengungkapkan akibat atau hasil dari suatu tindakan atau keadaan.

4. Mampu menganalisis teks bacaan yang mengandung struktur kalimat "so... that" dan "such... that".

5. Dapat menyusun kalimat sendiri menggunakan struktur "so... that" dan "such... that" untuk mengungkapkan ide-ide mereka.

1.1 – Struktur dasar

Formula : S + V + Such + (a/an) + Adj + N + That + S + N

Contoh kalimatnya:

he is such a clever girl that she always win school award
(Ia adalah gadis yang cerdas sehingga ia selalu memenangkan penghargaan sekolah)

He is such a tall boy that he play basketball
(Ia adalah pria yang tinggi sehingga ia bermain basket)

1.2 – Struktur terinvensi

Formula : Such + be + (a/an) + adj + N + that + S + V + O

Atau

Such + (a/an) + adj + N + be + S + that + S + V + O

Contoh kalimatnya:

Such a difficult exam that everyone fail to pass
(Ujiannya sangat sulit sehingga semua orang gagal melaluinya)

2.1 – Struktur dasar

Formula : S + be + so + adj + that + S + V

Contoh kalimatnya:

She is so cute that many man falls for her
(Dia sangat imut sehingga banyak pria jatuh cinta padanya)

My dog is so lazy that it can’t guard the house
(Anjingku sangat malas sehingga ia tidak bisa menjaga rumah)

2.2 – Kasus spesial

• Menggunakan much, many, few, little.

Formula :  S + be + so + adj + that + S + V

Contohnya:

I had so little money so I couldn’t eat
(Aku hanya punya uang sedikit sehingga aku tidak bisa makan)

She has spent too much money on school that she can’t quit it
(Ia telah menghabiskan banyak uang untuk sekolah sehingga ia tidak bisa berhenti)

• Kata kerja persepsi yang menggunakan seem, sound, feel, look. 

Formula : S + perceptive verb + so + adj + that + S + V

Contohnya:

I felt so sad that I decided to stay at home
(Aku merasa sedih sehingga aku memutuskan untuk dirumah)

He looks so handsome that I fall for him
(Ia terlihat sangat tampan sehingga aku jatuh cinta padanya)

• Kata kerja reguler sehingga kalimat dilengkapi dengan kata keterangan, bukan kata sifat

Formula : S + V + so + adv + that + S + V

Contoh kalimatnya:

She dance so beautifully that everyone amazed
(Ia menari dengan indah sehingga semua orang terpukau)

He talks so slowly that I feel sleepy
(Ia berbicara sangat lambat sehingga aku merasa mengantuk)

2.3 – Struktur yang terinversi

• Struktur dengan kata sifat

Formula : So + adj + be + S + that + S + V + O

So pretty is the flower that everyone likes it
(Bunganya sangat indah sehingga semua orang menyukainya)

• Struktur terinversi dengan kata kerja

Formula : So + adv + auxiliary verb + S + V + that + S + V + O

Contoh kalimatnya:

So fast does the man walk that nobody catches up with him
(Ia berjalan sangat cepat sehingga tidak ada yang bisa mengejarnya)

3.1 – Struktur so that

Dalam latihan penulisan ulang kalimat, jika ada kata like too, very, so, enough, di depan adjective dan adverb, kata-kata tersebut harus dihilangkan dari kalimat.

Contohnya:

=> She is very beautiful. She makes others amaze

She is so beautiful that makes others amaze
(Ia sangat cantik sehingga membuat orang lain terpukau)

3.2 – Struktur such that

• Mirip dengan so that, jika ada kata like too, very, so, enough, di depan adjective dan adverb, kata-kata tersebut harus dihilangkan.

=> He is a very annoying person. No one likes him.

He is such an annoying person that no one likes him

• Jangan gunakan a/an dalam kalimat dengan kata benda tunggal atau tak terhitung

• Jika tidak ada kata benda setelah kata sifat, ambil kata benda di awal kalimat dan ubah menjadi kata ganti yang sesuai.

Contohnya:

=> His face is very handsome. I like him.

He has such a handsome face that I like him.
(Ia mempunyai wajah yang tampan sehingga aku menyukainya)

Kalian dapat menggunakan too…to jika ingin mengungkapkan suatu kalimat dengan konteks yang “terlalu/too”. 

Formulanya : Too + adj + to + DRAW

Contoh kalimatnya : 

He was too tired to walk
(Ia terlalu lelah untuk berjalan)

She was too young to go to school
(Ia terlalu muda untuk pergi ke sekolah)

Dalam kasus klausa dengan subjek yang berbeda, kami memiliki strukturnya

Formulanya : Too + adj + for sb + to + V.

Contohnya: 

The soup was too spicy for her to eat
(Supnya terlalu pedas untuk ia makan)

Baca juga:
Jenis Kata benda dapat dihitung dan tidak dapat dihitung

Latihan 1 : isi titik titik dibawah ini

1. Jessica is _____ a brilliant woman whom everyone admires her.

2. He made _____ an unforgivable mistake that cost him his marriage.

3. She is _____shy that she would only talk to her parents.

4. The teacher was _____tired that she had to dismiss the class.

5. Those shoes are _____expensive that I can never afford them.

6. I have _____ great memories with her that I will never forget her.

7. They were _____close to winning that everyone felt disappointed with the loss.

8. He is _____a clever boy who can learn multiple languages at the same time.

9. Helen was _____ bored that she started singing to herself.

10. It was _____ expensive vacation that I regret it.

11. You were_____ rude to her that he won’t talk to you again.

12. The student was _____tired that he fell asleep watching a movie.

13. You are _____popular that everybody envies you.

14. I have _____great relatives that I never feel alone.

15. They were _____hungry that they ate as if they hadn’t eaten anything for days.

16. He is making _____ loud noise that I cannot concentrate on my work.

17. We will be _____far away from you by the time you get this letter.

18. He was _____fast that I could hardly see him passing by.

19. It was _____ rainy day that it seemed as if the sky was dropping on our heads.

20. The place was _____loud that we could barely here each other.

21. My brother has _____ interesting stories that you will never get bored listening to.

22. The cake is _____ delicious that I can eat it all by myself.

23. My internet connection is _____slow that I’d rather use a dictionary.

Kunci Jawaban : 

1. such

2. such

3. so

4. so

5. so

6. such

7. so

8. Such

9. so 

10. such an

11. so

12. so

13. so

14. such

15. so

16. such a

17. so

18. so

19. such a

20. so

21. such

22. so

23. So

Latihan 2 : Pilihlah jawaban yang paling tepat

1. She is ________ girl!

A. such clever

B. so a clever

C. such a clever

D. so clever

2. It was _________ last night that I couldn’t sleep.

A. such a hot

B. so a hot

C. such hot

D. so hot

3. $500 a night for a hotel? That’s ________!

A. such expensive

B. such an expensive

C. so expensive

D. so an expensive

4. He was _________, he could run 5 miles in 30 minutes.

A. so fast runner

B. so a fast runner

C. such a fast runner

D. such a fast runner

5. The train was ________, it went from Shanghai to Beijing in only 10 hours.

A. so fast

B. such fast

C. such a fast

D. a so fast

6. The ocean in Los Angeles is usually ________.

A. such cold

B. such a cold

C. so cold

D. cold so

7. I can’t believe that John stole that woman’s purse. He was always ________.

A. so good boy

B. such a good boy

C. such a good boy

D. a such good boy

8. This restaurant has _________ of food, that it’s hard to decide what to order.

A. such selection

B. such a selection

C. a so selection

D.  so selection

9. How could you say ________ to your mother?

A. so awful thing

B. such an awful thing

C. such an awful thing

D. a so awful thing

10. She’s _______ gorgeous girl!

A. so a

B. so

C. such

D. such a

11. My father was _______ tired ______ he fell asleep while he was watching TV.

A. such a /that

B. such / so

C. so / such

D. so / that

12. There was ___________ a lot of traffic that I was ______ late for work.

A. so / such

B. such / so

C. such/such

D. so / so

13. It was ___ dark that I couldn’t see his face.

A. so

B. such

C. such a

D. so a

14. The hotel has ___ comfortable room that I don’t want to go out.

A. so much

B. so a

C. such a

D. such

15. The hotel has ___ comfortable room that I don’t want to go out.

A. so much

B. so a

C. such a

D. such

Kunci jawaban : 

1. C

2. D

3. C

4. D

5. A

6. C

7. B

8. B

9. C

10. D

11. D

12. B

13. A 

14. C

15. C

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