218 Part 111 I SentenceStructure
BadNewsLetters
Dear _I regrettoinformyouthat ...
- ... thecompanyhasdecidednottorenewyourcarinsurancepolicy
- ... weareunabletoofferyouemploymentatthistime ...
- ...wehavedecidednottoextendthetimelimitforrepaymentofyour
loan ...
ResultClauses
Anadverbresultclauseexpressestheeffectorconsequenceoftheinformationin
theindependentclause.A resultclausefollowstheindependentclauseina sentence.,;>;;', ;;
YHHV" ,;j,~ ;;i'i'
so+adjective/adverb+that Joanna'scookiebusinessissosuccessfulthat
shehiredthreenewemployeeslastweek.Newordersarecominginsorapidlythatshehas
expandedherproductionfacilities.
sucha(n)+noun+that Joanne'scookiesaresucha successthatsheis
consideringfranchisingthebusiness.
somuch/many+noun+that Runningthebusinesstakessomuchtimenow
thatJoannenolongerdoesthebakingherself.Thereweresomanyordersforherholiday
cookiesthatherworkerswerebaking 24 hours
a day.
solittle/few+noun+that NowJoannehassolittlefreetimethatshehas
nottakenavacationinmonths.Hercookiescontainsofewcaloriesthateven
peopleondietscanenjoythem.