Cause and Effect
Connectors 2
Combine the following
sentences with the expressions below.
A. In the
10th century, both Turkish and Chinese doctors developed
vaccinations.
They used vaccinations to protect people from
smallpox.
1. in order to
2. so that
Answers:
A1.Turkish and
Chinese doctors developed vaccinations in order to protect
people from smallpox.
A2. Turkish and Chinese doctors developed vaccinations so
that they could protect people from smallpox.
or
A2. Turkish and Chinese doctors developed vaccinations so
that people could/would be protected from smallpox.
B. The
vaccinations were not 100% safe.
Some people died as a result of being vaccinated.
1. , so
2. Is it possible to combine these ideas with "so
that?"
Answers
B1. The
vaccinations were not 100% safe, so some people died as a
result of being vaccinated.
B2. These sentences do not express
"intention" or "purpose" but cause and
effect facts. "So that" cannot be used to
combine these ideas.
Think about the
meaning of this WRONG sentence:
The vaccinations were
not 100% safe so that some people died.
It means that the vaccinations were intentionally unsafe.
Someone wanted people to die!
C.The
wife of a British ambassador in Turkey was impressed by this
new treatment.
She introduced the treatment to Britain in 1718.
She wanted the vaccinations to save people from the disease.
1. so . . .
that
2. in order to
3. so that
Answers
C1. The wife of a
British ambassador was so impressed by this new treatment
that she introduced it to Britain in 1718.
C2. The wife of a British ambassador introduced this new
treatment to Britain in 1718 in order to save people from
the disease.
C3. The wife of a British ambassador introduced this new
treatment to Britain in 1718 so that people could be saved
from the disease.
D. In 1803, a
medical society in Britain gave free vaccinations to 12,000
people.
The society wanted to reduce the number of deaths.
The next year the number of small pox deaths dropped from
2,018 to 600,
1. so many ...
that
* NOTE that this is an exception - See Azar p. 391.
2. so that
3. , so
Answers
D1, In 1803, a
medical society in Britain gave so many free vaccinations
that the next year the number of deaths dropped from 2,018
to 600.
D2. In 1803, a
medical society in Britain gave free vaccinations to 12,000
people so that they could reduce the number of small pox
deaths.
D3. In 1803, a
medical society in Britain gave free vaccinations to 12,000
people, so the next year the number of small pox deaths
dropped. |