How to use So and Such
We use So and Such to make the sentence stronger.
Tom is so nice. (He is very nice.)
Tom is such a nice person. (He is a very nice person.)
Sue is so beautiful.
Sue is such a beautiful woman.
Those flowers are so beautiful.
Those are such beautiful flowers.
so + adjective/adverb
It is so hot today.
He drives so fast.
The soup was so delicious.
such + adjective+noun / noun
It is such a hot day.
** an or a goes after such.
He is such a fast driver.
It was such delicious soup.
Tom is such a genius.
so … that / such … that
We use so … that / such … that to say what the result is.
The book was so interesting that I couldn’t put it down.
It was such an interesting book that I couldn’t put it down.
The film was so boring that I left early.
It was such a boring film that I left early.
**We can drop that
The film was so boring I left early.
It was such a boring film I left early.
So and Such = like this
We use so and such to mean like this or as … as this
This tree is 300 years old.
I didn’t realize it was so old. (I didn’t realize it’s as old as this)
I didn’t realize it was such an old tree.
I have never seen such a mess in my life. ( a mess like this)
I am not usually so late. (I am not usually as late as this.)
so + much/many/little/few + noun
We use so before much/many/little/few to show that amount is a lot or little.
We use many and few with countable nouns.
We use much and little with uncountable nouns.
I drank so much coffee.
He ate so little.
I have so many problems.
There were so few visitors.
**We use such before a lot (of)
There is such a lot of traffic.
quiz
1- The food was …………… delicious.
2- I have never eaten ……………………… food in my life.
3- She looked ……………. well after the operation.
4- She always wears ……………….. nice clothes.
5- They are ……………. Kind people.
6- He was ………… tired ………….. he couldn’t come to party.
7- There were ……………….. people at the party.
8- The film was ………… boring.
9- It was …………… a boring film.
10- I have …………. a bad cold.
Answers
1- The food was so delicious.
2- I have never eaten so much food in my life.
3- She looked so well after the operation.
4- She always wears such nice clothes.
5- They are such kind people.
6- He was so tired that he couldn’t come to the party.
7- There were so many people at the party.
8- The film was so boring.
9- It was such a boring film.
10- I have such a bad cold.
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