一. 副词(adv)
1、
修饰形容词或副词
⑴.Don't be so angry.
2、
替代词:与动词、形容词等连用,避免重复。
这样的动词有hope、believe、imagine、suppose、guess、think、be afraid等。
3、
的确如此,表同意。常用结构为:SO+同一主语+助动词/系动词/情态动词
⑴——They won the championship 5years ago.
——So they did.
4、
也 1)、表上文提到的一种情况也适应于另外一个人。常用结构为:SO +助动词/系动词/情态动词+另外一个主语
⑴——Mary can speak English
——So can I.
2)、表上文提到的两种或两种以上的情况也适应于另外一个人。常用结构为:So it is was with sb.。
5、
为了…… 表目的。常用结构为:SO AS TO DO STH和SO THAT—CLAUSE(SO THAT 既可以接目的状语从句又可以接结果状语从句。在目的状语从句中,常常与can、could、may、might等情态动词连用。在结果状语从句中往往不用情态动词,且要用逗号将其与主句隔开。)
⑴.He puts on glasses so as to see clearer.
6、
SO…AS TO DO STH。如此……以至于……(表结果)
⑴.He was so angry as to be unable to speak.
⑵.They started so early as to arrive in time.
7、
SO…THAT引导结果状语从句,有以下几种情况:
SO+ADJ/ADV+THAT—CLAUSE
SO+ADJ+A/AN+N+THAT—CLAUSE
SO MUCH/LITTLE+|U|+THAT—CLAUSE(|U|代表不可数名词)
SO MANY/FEW+PL+THAT—CLAUSE(PL代表可数名词的复数)
⑴.He is so young that he can't go to school.
⑵.He is so tall a man that he can almost reach the ceiling.
注意:①.在SO MUCH/LITTLE+|U|+THAT—CLAUSE结构中,LITTLE表示的意义为“多少”;若LITTLE表示“小的”意义,则必须用SUCH换掉SO。
Do you believe such little animals eat so little food a day?
你相信这么小的动物一天吃这么少的食物吗?
②.当SO 位于句首时,句中谓语动词经常采用倒装结构。
So fresh is the air at the top of Mount Tai that we can't help taking deep breaths.
8、
(NOT)SO …AS—CLAUSE 表不如……
⑴.John is not so polite as Bob.
⑵.He is not so good a player as his wife.
9、
这样;那样;就这样
⑴.Stand with your arms out,so.
两臂伸开站着,就这样。
⑵.So I called on you and asked if I could borrow some jewelers.
二.连词(CONJ.)
1.表结果:
⑴. The shops here closed so I didn’t get any milk.
⑵. The manager was ill so I went in his place.
2.表目的:
⑴. I gave you a map so you wouldn’t get lost.
⑵. She whispered to me so no one else would hear.