so that vs so

[diamondcutter]

1. My suitcase had become damaged on the journey home, so that the lid would not stay closed.
( From Collins COBUILD English Usage)

2. My suitcase had become damaged on the journey home, so the lid would not stay closed.
(Rewritten by me)

Jutfrank advised me to start a new thread to ask the difference between the two sentences. I followed his advice. Would you please enlighten me?

 

[jutfrank]

This is the recent thread that emsr2d2 was looking for earlier: https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/...ld-that-I-had-to-stay-home?highlight=suitcase

It features the same dictionary example. Have a read and then get back to us if you still have questions.