Clauses of purpose

1. Choose the best answer for each sentence:

1. Janet went out...................Harry a present
A. so that she can buy B. to buy C. order to buy D. so that to buy
2. This food is much...............
A. too hot to eat B. too hot to be eaten C. hot enough to eat D. hot enough to be
eaten
3. ...........it was ate! " decided to phone Brian
A. Though B. Despite C. Howe#er D. But
$. %et&s chec' once more!..................
A. for sure B. so as to be sure C. so that to be sure D. in order to sure
(. "t was ...........that haf the trees were bown down
A. so windy B. such a windy
weather
C. windy enough D. too windy
). The batteries were ................to *t the radio
A. enough sma B. too sma C. so sma D. too much
+. Bi had ..........fun that he decided to stay another wee'
A. so that B. too much C. a ot D. so much
,. .........the car was cheap! it was in good condition
A. Despite B. "nspite of C. Athough D. Because
-. .ue went shopping ..........hersef a new tee#ision
A. to buy B. so as to buy C. so that she bought D. A are correct
1/. Harry eft eary..............to miss the bus
A. so that not B. in order not C. so as D. enough
11. " coudn&t run ............to catch the shopifter
A. too fast B. fast enough C. so fast D. enough 0uic'y
12. There were...............good roads that we coud dri#e at high speed
A. such B. so C. many D. too
13. "t was...............that " coudn&t see a thing
A. such a dar' B. enough dar' C. too dar' D. so dar'
1$. The trousers were not...........................to *t Jean
A. ong enough B. too ong C. so ong D. too much ong
1(. 1e had...................time that we decided to go there again
A. so much good B. such a good C. such good time D. too much
1). There are ..................*sh that you don&t fee i'e eating meat
A. so much B. such a o#ey C. too much D. such o#ey
1+. There were...........dishes that we don&t ma'e up my mind
A. so many B. too many C. such D. A are correct
1,. The adder ....................to reach the window
A. was so ta B. was too ta C. wasn&t ta enough D. was so much ta
1-. " too' a ta2i as it was.........................to wa'
A. too much far B. so much far C. too far D. A are correct
2/. ........." as'ed her! she didn&t come
A. Despite B. 3#en though C. Howe#er D. "n spite of
21. The 0uestion is not...................for me to *nd out the answer
A. too easy B. easy enough C. too much easy D. so easy
22. That food was ...............that " ate a ot
A. such a ot deicious B. so deicious C. enough deicious D. A and B are correct
23. " tried to phone Brian! .............he didn&t stay at home
A. "n spite of B. Despite C. Howe#er D. so that
2$. %et&s te Brian about our pan..................his opinions about it
A. so that to 'now B. so as to be 'now C. in order that to
'now
D. in order to 'now
2(. " ha#e.............information about her situation to te you
A. too few B. not many C. so itte D. too itte
2). The price of the house is.......................that we can&t a4or to buy it
A. high enough B. too high C. so high D. too much high
2+. "t is...............cod today that " must wear two o#ercoats
A. such a B. enough C. too D. so
2,. The probem is not.......................for me to so#e
A. easy enough B. too di5cut C. so di5cut D. too much easy
2-. 1e had...................wor' to *nish that we didn&t ha#e enough time
A. so much B. too many C. such a much D. so many
3/. ..........his bad beha#iour! e#eryone doesn&t hate him
A. Athough B. .uch a C. Despite D. such o#ey
31. " tried to earn hard..................get good resuts in my study
A. so that B. in order that C. so that " coud D. so to
32. "t is .....................that " can&t ift it
A. such hea#y
uggage
B. such a hea#y
uggage
C. so a hea#y
uggage
D. too hea#y uggage
II. Read the following passage then correct the mistakes you fnd:
Jane was one of those students who has probems with writing. 6irsty! her hand writing was
too bad that most teachers coudn&t read it. The etters were so sma! the words were
e2tremey di5cut to read. "n spite she tried to change her hand writing! she fet
dicouraged. .econdy! she made so much mista'es in speing and punctuation that her
wor' aways ga#e a bad impression. As we as this! she had probems with organising her
writing! despite ma'e pans and writing notes. 7ne day! though! she too' a 8oodwriter
writing course in order to earning how to be an e4ecti#e writer. At 8oodwriters we taught
her how to organise her ideas. Athough she found it di5cut at *rst! but she soon made
progress. .he earned to re#ise her writing so as impro#e it. .he started reading too much
that her speing impro#ed! whie her handwriting became ceary too. 8oodwriters..........
.end for detais today9
III. Rewrite each of the following sentece so that it has the same meaning as the sentence
before it:
1. .am ost his :ob because he was a;y<= .am was so........................................
2. " coudn&t buy the house because it was e2pensi#e<= The house was too................................
3. The boo' was so interesting that " coudn&t put it down<= "t
was..........................................................................
$. There was too much noise! so we coudn&t hear the speech<= There was
so..............................................................
(. The house was too sma to i#e in comfortaby<= The house
wasn&t ................................................................
). 1iiam ne#er ma'es mista'es because he is a carefu reader<= 1iiam is
so..........................................................
+. 1e can&t eat now because there isn&t enough time<= There is
too...........................................................................
,. " can&t come to your party because " am too busy<= " am
too..................................................................................
-. The cass was canceed because there weren&t enough students<= There were
so.....................................................
1/. "t is such a o#ey day today that " fee i'e ta'ing a wa'<= "t is
so...........................................................
1. 1e arri#ed too ate to see the *rst *m<= 1e didn&t............................................
2. 1e can&t a4ord to buy the car<= The car.............................................
3. Athough he had a good saary! he was unhappy in his :ob<= "n
spite.....................................................
$. The news was so wonderfu that she decided to ha#e a ceebration<= "t
was..............................................................
(. The weather was so good that we a went swimming<= "t
was..................................................................
). That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there<= "t
is........................................................
+. John is not od enough to :oin the cub<= John is too............................................
,. Athough it was raining! we went out<= "n spite................................................
-. The poor farmer was tired! but he 'ept wor'ing<= Despite..............................................
1/.Athough he was poor! he wasn&t aways unhappy<= Despite his............................................
11. Because 6araday&s father was #ery poor! he coudn&t send 6araday to schoo<= 6araday&s
father was too.......................
12. He is such a sow spea'er that his students get #ery bored<= He spea's
so.............................................................
13. Despite my o#e of music! " can&t pay any musica instrument<=
Athough.......................................................
1$. He decided to sette in Amsterdam. Howe#er! he did not spea' Dutch<= "n
spite.........................................................
1(. Despite a my carefu pans! a ot of things went wrong<=
Athough...............................................
1). The switch was too high for him to reach<= He wasn&t.....................................
1+. He was so tired that he fe aseep before the end of the *m<= He was
too...............................................
1,. " won&t swim in the sea because it is too cod<= The sea isn&t.......................................
1-. Though the doctor has warned him! he 'eeps on smo'ing<= "n
spite.......................................................
2/. The bread was so dry that my father coudn&t cut it<= "t was such...........................................
V. Rewrite the sentences, using too or enough:
1. The matter is so important that you shoud not dea with it yoursef
2. .he didn&t study much! so she didn&t pass the end<of<term test
3. The door was so narrow that we coudn&t go through
$. .he had so itte energy that she coudn&t 'eep going a day
(. The eisure centre is so sma that hardy any tourists *nd it
VI. Rewrite the sentences, using so or such.....that...:
1. They had #ery itte money! and coudn&t a4ord a car
2. There was a ot of food. 1e coud feed hungry men with it
3. >ou are a reay e2perienced wor'er! so you shoud 'now what to do
$. He hasn&t had much acting e2perience! so we can&t gi#e him the part
(. " draw #ery bady! so " can&t do a #ery good s'etch map
1. "t is for painting things
2. They are for cutting things
3. "t is for stic'ing things
$. "t is for boiing water
(. "t is for 'eeping things cod
). "t is for washing dishes in
+. "t is for putting rubbish in
,. "t is for ceaning your teeth with
-. "t is for opening winebottes with
1/."t is for oc'ing doors with