The gate was closed to stop the children running into the road.

The gate was closed to stop the children running into the road.
A. The gate was closed so the children can’t run into the road.
B. The gate is closed so that the children don’t run into the road.
C. The gate was closed so that the children couldn’t run into the road.
D. The gate is closed so that the children couldn’t to run into the road.

Đáp án C

Đáp án C
Cấu trúc câu sử dụng so that: để mà, cho nên, do đó
Câu gốc: Cổng được đóng chặt để ngăn bọn trẻ chạy ra ngoài đường
= The gate was closed so that the children couldn’t run into the road. (Cổng được đóng chặt để bọn trẻ không thể chạy ra đường được)
A sai về sự hòa hợp thì
B sai thì so với câu gốc
D. sai thì so với câu gốc