So & such may 2013
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So & Such
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So + adjective
• “So” can be combined with adjectives to show extremes. This form is often used in exclamations.
• The music is so loud! I wish they would turn it down.
• The meal was so good! It was worth the money.
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USE WITH “THAT”
• This form can be combined with “that” to show extremes which lead to certain results. The “that” is usually optional.
• The music is so loud that I can’t sleep.
• The meal was so good that we decided to have dinner at the same restaurant again tonight.
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SO + ADVERB
• “So” can be combined with adverbs to show extreme actions. This form is often used in exclamations.
• She spoke so quickly! I couldn’t understand what she said.
• He paints so well! I’m sure he is going to become a famous artist.
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• The above form can be combined with “that” to show extremes which lead to certain results. The “that” is usually optional.
• She spoke so quickly that I couldn’t understand her.
• He paints so well that he was offered a scholarship at an art school in Paris.
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So + many/few + plural noun
• This form is used to show extremes in amount. It is often used in exclamations.
• I didn’t know you had so many brothers.• She has so few books! Reading is not her
thing.
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So + Much / Little + Uncountable Noun
• "So" can be combined with "much" or "little" plus a non-countable noun to show extremes in amount. This form is often used in exclamations.
• Jake earns so much money! And he still has trouble paying the rent.
• They have so little food! We need to do something to help them.
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USE with "That"
• The above form can be combined with "that" to show extremes in amount which lead to certain results. The "that" is usually optional.
• Jake earns so much money that he has lost all sense of what a dollar is worth.
• They have so little food that they are starving to death.
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Such + Adjective + Noun
• "Such" can be combined with an adjective and a noun to show extremes. This form is often used in exclamations.
• Don has such a big house! I think it's a little ridiculous.
• Shelly has such beautiful eyes! I have never seen that shade of blue before.
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• NOTE• Remember that without the noun
you need to use “so.”• She has such a pretty daughter!• She has such beautiful eyes!• She’s so beautiful!
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SUMMARY
• Use so and such to make an adjective , adverb, or noun more emphatic:
• SO + ADJECTIVE/ADVERB• SUCH + A/AN + ADJECTIVE + SING. NOUN• SUCH + ADJECTIVE + PLURAL/UNCOUNT NOUN
• NOT It’s a so good programme!• Use so/such… that to express a
consequence• With much/many + noun we use “so”
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EXERCISES
• So / Such Exercise 1