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Inicio » Índice de gramáticaCLAUSES OF RESULT
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| Las subordinadas adverbiales consecutivas (Adverbial clauses of result ) expresan el resultado de la acción de la oración principal. |
| so + adjective / adverb + that | tan + adjetivo / adverbio + que |
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| so much ... that | tanto, tanta ... que |
| so many ... that | tantos, tantas ... que |
| such a + adjective + singular noun + that | sustantivo singular + tan + adjetivo+ que |
| such + adjective + plural noun / uncountable noun + that | sustantivo plural / no contable + tan + adjetivo + que |
| so + adjective / adverb + that | tan + adjetivo / adverbio + que |
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The ice cream was so good that we had another (one).
(El helado era tan bueno que tomamos otro.)
She spoke so fast that I can't understand her.
(Ella hablaba tan rápidamente que no la entiendo.)
He works so much that we hardly see him.
(Trabaja tanto que apenas lo vemos.)
There are so many people that we should leave.
(Hay tanta gente que deberíamos marcharnos.)
They were paying so little attention that their father told them off.
(Estaban haciendo tan poco caso que su padre les reprendió.)
There were so few chairs that we kept on standing up.
(Había tan pocas sillas que seguimos de pie.)
| such a / an + adjective + singular noun + that | sustantivo singular + tan + adjetivo + que |
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She's such a nice girl that she's got a lot of friends.
(Es una chica tan agradable que tiene muchos amigos.)
It's such an amazing record that I can't believe it.
(Es un récord tan asombroso que no puedo creerlo.)
Does he walk at such a fast pace that nobody can follow him?
(¿Camina a un ritmo tan rápido que nadie puede seguirle?)
En el lenguaje literario la construcción, such a(n) + adjective + noun se puede sustituir por: so + adjective +a(n)+ noun He is such a good man that anybody takes advantange of him. |
| such + adjective + plural noun / uncountable noun + that | sustantivo plural / no contable + tan + adjetivo + que |
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There were such loud noises that he shut the window.
(Había ruidos tan fuertes que cerró la ventana.)
He is in such bad mood that I daren't talk to him.
(Está de tan mal humor que no me atrevo a hablarle.)
| such a lot of + uncountable noun / plural noun + that | tanto(s), tanta(s) + sustantivo no contable / sustantivo plural |
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The boy was seeing such a lot of toys that he couldn't choose one.
(El chico estaba viendo tantos juguetes que no podía elegir uno.)
There's such a lot of smoke that I must leave.
(Hay tanto humo que tengo que irme.)
Aunque esta forma es gramaticalmente correcta, se prefiere la construcción con so much / so many en estos casos: The boy was seeing so many toys that he couldn't choose one. |
