Choose the best replacement for the words in brackets. If they are correct as they are, choose "No improvement".
The film was so boring [that we left] before the interval.

that we had leftCorrect answerYour answerso we leftCorrect answerYour answeras we leftCorrect answerYour answerNo improvementCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

"So" before an adjective is answered by "that": "so boring that we left". The sentence is correct.

Worth noting

"So we left" uses "so" twice. "That we had left" puts the leaving before the boredom.

Concept: "So ... that"
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Choose the best replacement for the words in brackets. If they are correct as they are, choose "No improvement".The film was so boring [that we left] before the interval.

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Choose the best replacement for the words in brackets. If they are correct as they are, choose "No improvement".
The film was so boring [that we left] before the interval.