形容詞＋that節 − Adjectives followed by That-Clause
SO + 形容詞 + THAT節, SUCH + 形容詞 + 名詞 + THAT節
「とてもお腹がすいてもう働けない。」「とても天気が良かったので、遊びに出かけた。」と言いたい時に便利なのが、
SO + 形容詞 + THAT節
SUCH + 形容詞 + 名詞 + THAT節
の表現です。この場合のTHAT節のTHATが省略されることは稀です。
I'm so hungry that I can't work anymore.
She was such beautiful girl that everyone liked her.
この構文は書き換え問題で頻出です。SO の後は形容詞、SUCHの後は形容詞+名詞な点に注意しましょう。
It was so nice that I went out.
= It was such nice weather that I went out.
The cake was so good that I had another one.
= It was such a nice cake that I had another one.
many, few, much, little が名詞の前に来る時は、SUCH ではなく、SO を使います。
SOは、many や much を修飾する副詞ですが、SUCH は many や much と同じ限定詞なので一緒に使えないのです。
I spend so many days in Paris that I did not come back here.
She has so few employees that she always work late.
His parents have so much money that he was completely spoiled.
It seemed so little trouble that no one cared about.
このTHAT-節は結果を表す副詞節です。
SO + 形容詞 + THAT節 構文と、TOO...TO不定詞 構文の書き換えも、英語のテスト定番です。詳しくはTOO...TO不定詞 構文をご覧下さい。
I'm so hungry that I can't work anymore.
I'm too hungry to work.
The ring was so expensive that I couldn't buy it.
The ring was too expensive to buy.
