"O kadar yorgundu ki koltukta uyuyakaldı." Düz İngilizcesi She was so tired that she fell asleep. Bir hikâyede ya da resmî bir metinde so tired başa geçer ve be özneden önce gelir: So tired was she that she fell asleep.
1Düz ve devrik
| Düz | Devrik |
|---|---|
| She was so tired that she fell asleep. | So tired was she that she fell asleep. |
| He ran so quickly that nobody caught him. | So quickly did he run that nobody caught him. |
| The demand was so great that they sold out. | So great was the demand that they sold out. |
be varsa be öne geçer; başka bir fiil varsa did + özne + yalın fiil: So quickly did he run.
2such ile
Such başa geçince arkasından be ve isim gelir: Such was the noise.
3Sıra sana
Cümleleri devrik yap, sonra altındaki cevaplara bak.
- The food was so good that we ordered more.
- He spoke so quietly that nobody heard him.
- The force of the storm was so great that the trees fell. (Such ile)
Cevaplar: So good was the food that we ordered more. · So quietly did he speak that nobody heard him. · Such was the force of the storm that the trees fell.