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Ils achètent tellement de marchandise qu'ils n'ont plus d'argent.

Ils achètent tellement de marchandise qu'ils n'ont plus d'argent.
They buy so much merchandise that they have no more money.
From Lesson 218:Intensity with nouns (tellement de... que)·French

Questions & Answers about Ils achètent tellement de marchandise qu'ils n'ont plus d'argent.

Why is it tellement de marchandise and not tellement de la marchandise?
Expressions of quantity like tellement de (so much) and tant de are always followed by a simple de (or d'). You drop the definite article (le, la, or les) that you would normally use with the noun.
How does the "so much... that" structure work in this sentence?
The phrase tellement de introduces the high quantity of something (marchandise), and que (contracted here to qu') introduces the result or consequence of that quantity. You could also use tant de ... que in this exact same way.
Why does achètent have an accent mark (è) when the infinitive acheter does not?
Acheter (to buy) is a stem-changing verb. In the present tense, for all subjects except nous and vous, the silent e changes to an è so the syllable can be stressed when spoken.
Why does the sentence end with d'argent instead of de l'argent?
Normally, "money" (some money) is de l'argent. However, this sentence uses the negative structure ne ... plus (no more / not anymore). After a negation, partitive articles change to a simple de (or d' before a vowel).

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