Clauses of Result

As a result

  • She was not protected. As a resultshe had a baby at thirteen.
  • She was not protected, and as a resultshe had a baby at thirteen.

Therefore 

  • She had no access to health education. Therefore, she was more likely to get HIV.
  • She had no access to health education and, therefore she was more likely to get HIV.

Consequently / As a consequence

  • She had no other options. Consequentlyshe married at thirteen. 
  • She had no other options and, consequently she married at thirteen. 
  • There was poor sanitation in the village. As a consequenceshe had health problems.

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For this reason / For all these reasons

  • The water was impure in her village. For this reason, she suffered from parasites.
  • She had no shoes, warm clothes or blankets. For all these reason, she was often cold.

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Thus

 She had no resources to grow food (land, seeds, tools). Thus, she was hungry.
 

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SO

  1. So:
  • It was hot, so I turned on the air condition.
  • They were very tired, so they didn't walk. = they were too tired to walk (too + adjective / adverb + to-infinitive)
  • She is very proud, so she will not apologize = she is too proud to apologize.
  • She spoke very quickly, so I didn't understand = She spoke too quickly for me to understand.
  • He is not a child any more, so he understands = He is old enough to understand (adjective / adverbs + enough + to-infinitive)
  • I don’t think I have got enough information to speak confidently ( enough + noun + to-infinitive)
 
 
     2. so + adjective / adverb
 
  • She is so devoted that she deserves praise.
  • She speaks so quickly that I can't understand him.
 
3. so + much / little + uncountable noun  and so + many / few + plural countable noun
 
  • So little time so many books!
 
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Such

 
Such a / an + adjective + singular countable noun
 
Such + adjective + plural or uncountable noun
 
  • It was such an interesting book (that) I couldn't put it down.
  • There were such good friends that they have never had an argument.
  • He is in such good mood that he kisses everyone in the office.
 
Such a lot of + plural or uncountable noun
 
  • She invited such a lot of guests in her party that there was not enough room for all of them.
  • She has such a lot of money that she don't know what to do with it.
 

Such + Judgemental Noun

"Such" can also be combined with judgemental nouns for emphasis. This form is often used in exclamations.
Examples:
  • He is such an idiot! He says the stupidest things.
  • She is such a genius! We could never do this work without her.
     

 

Such + Noun (This type of...)

"Such" can also mean "this type of..." or "that type of..."

Examples:
  • The archeologist had never seen such writing before he discovered the tablet.
    this/that type of writing
  • She usually doesn't receive such criticism.
    this/that kind of criticism
  • Frank has never made such mistakes before.
    these/those kinds of mistakes
 



 

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