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Osee Posted 20 years ago
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so that and such that?

0Please show their difference by examples and explanation. Thanks a lot for your time!0-
  

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"02br 02br 00such that:02br 00I have not noticed such expression yet. 0-

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00"we need to keep the water clean so that fish won't die of diseases."02br
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0"such that" - in a way that makes it meet the following condition.02br
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00Set the bottles up such that they are in a straight line and have about an inch between each one.0-
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0Sorry, but I still can not see their difference. It seems that it will make sense if exchanging them in the above sentences. 02br
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00May I have more comments about this? Thanks a lot!0-
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0 is it better to say:02br
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00set the bottles as such that... 0-
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0 "such that" adj : of a degree or quality specified (by the 01i00that 02i00clause); 01font01i00their anxiety was such that they could not sleep02i02font00 0-
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01b003. ``such as" vs. ``so as" vs. ``such that" vs. ``so that"02br
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0Sorry, you are wrong. It should be "Set up the bottles so that they are in a straight line". "Such that" would be totally wrong here.02br
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00From Rebecca Mayer - English language teacher and author of grammar books.0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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00I think that the subtleties of meaning here depend somewhat on the particuar sentence and context. However, I'd like to offer a couple of general comments. 02br
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01font00so that02font00 focuses on a purpose.02br
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0That's right. I agree with my hands and feet up, which implies that I agree with a bonus -- My falling to the floor on my back. LOL.02br
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00BTW, can you modify what I said above to make it more normal? Thanks. 05001blockquote
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From dictionary.com
  1. In order that, as in I stopped so that you could catch up.
  2. With the result or consequence that, as in Mail the package now so that it will arrive on time.
  3. so ... that. In such a way or to such an extent that, as in The line was so long that I could scarcely find the end of it.
    4. All three usages date from a.
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