Homework Help: English

Posted by rfvv on Monday, April 19, 2010 at 4:02pm.

1. He was sick so he couldn't go to work.

2. He was sick, so he couldn't go to work.

3. He was sick so that he couldn't go to work.

(What is the difference among them? Does #1 mean #2 or #3? What is the meaning of #1?)

English - Ms. Sue, Monday, April 19, 2010 at 4:20pm
Number 1 is correct; a comma is not needed. He was sick so he couldn't go to work.

Number 3 -- omit "that."

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