Subordinate Clauses: Result Clause

The "result clause" is used when you want to indicate the result of what is expressed in the main clause.

The conjunctions are:

• that
• with the result that

These conjunction are always preceded, in the main clause, with "so", "such", "so much", "so many", "so few", "so little":

• ... so (that) clause
• ... so + adjective + that clause
• ... so + adverb + that clause
• ... so many + noun + that clause
• ... so much + noncount noun + that clause
• ... so few + noun + that clause
• ... so little + noncount noun + that clause
• ... such + adjective + noun + that clause

 Examples:

• The green leaves of the banana trees are so thick that the sunlight cannot pass through.
• She coughed so hard that she lost her voice. 
• He smelled so bad that we had to leave.
• Stella has so many friends that she can't keep up with them all.
• Fred had so much trouble with his car that he finally got rid of it.
• They do so much work that they finish early every day.
• Some people have so few options that they remain poor most of their lives.
• The children got so little encouragement from their parents that they did poorly in school.
• He is such a good chess player that he usually beats his opponents very quickly.
• She spoke in such a low voice that nobody could hear her.
• It was such a hot afternoon that we stopped playing.
• He said this with such great kindness (with the result) that he did not offend them.