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At first, I didn't like her because she was so quiet and so different that I thought we were not able to be friends.
In this sentence, I am curious that the role of 'that~' grammatically.
For example, 'that~' is a adverb phrase and it modifies something in the sentence. Please give me the comment like this format.
At first, I didn't like her because she was so quiet and so different...
The first part is the because, or the explanation of why, in the sentence. it's why he didn't like her at first.
I thought we were not able to be friends.
This part is like the result or the conclusion of the sentence. so because of the events explained in the first part, this part can be the result
Now: that takes the first part and points to the second part it's the connector. Because: At first, he didn't like her because she was so quiet and so different that -> he thought they were not able to be friends.
