Ch 44 · Lesson 17Spanish · Chapter 44 · Lesson 17 · Grammar primer

So... that: tan and tanto + que

; . never changes, agrees with its noun. Plus the mistakes.

The short version

before an adjective, before a noun

There were so many people that we didn't get in.

Why?

+ adjective or adverb + never changes: . + noun agrees with the noun: , . After a verb it is , unchanged: .

never changesagrees with the nounWhat do the colours mean?

and + turn degree into a result. goes before an adjective or an adverb and never changes; goes before a noun and agrees with it:

Before	Spanish	English
an adjective	`.`	It's so dear I won't buy it.
an adverb	`.`	He talks so fast I can't follow.
a noun	`.`	So many people we didn't get in.
a noun	`.`	I' so many books they won't fit.
after a verb	`.`	He works so much we never see him.

After a verb, does not change. Before , , and it is too: (all the better). Without , both work as exclamations:

Going further: The degree ladder at a glance and the rest of the guide, when you want them. This lesson does not need them.

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