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Difficulty: EasyConjunctions and Clause Structure

Complete the sentence below by supplying the correct conjunction to complete the result clause structure.

Answer:It was 【such】 a stormy night that all flight operations at the airport were suspended.

Answer

such
The conjunction 'such' correctly pairs with 'that' to form a cause-and-effect construction when modifying a noun phrase ('a stormy night').

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the structure of the noun phrase following the blank.
The blank precedes the noun phrase 'a stormy night' composed of an article, an adjective, and a singular countable noun.
The choice between 'such' and 'so' depends on whether a noun phrase or a standalone adjective/adverb follows.
2
Identify the clause connector that completes the result clause.
The sentence uses 'that' later in the clause to introduce the result of the stormy weather.
The correlative structure 'such + noun phrase + that' introduces a cause-and-effect relationship.

Key Concept

Correlative Conjunctions of Result (such... that vs. so... that)
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Conjunctions and Clause Structure

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