So or Such

1. By Teacher Danitza Lazcano F.
Unit 9: “books matter”

2. We use so and such to add emphasis and
intensity to nouns, adjectives or adverbs.
In this way, they are similar to very.
Eg. It is very hot! It is so hot!
It’s a very hot day! It’s such a hot day!
So and Such means Tan in Spanish

3. How and when do we use so?
 Before adjectives and adverbs.
He was so nervous (that) he couldn’t sleep.
You speak so fast (that) is difficult to understand
you.
 So + many + a plural noun.
JP worked with so many people last month that he
has taken a vacation.
 So + much + uncountable nouns.
She has so much money that she doesn’t know how
to spend it.

4. How and when do we use such?
 Before a noun / an adjective + noun.
His new look was such a surprise that people still
talking about him.
They have such beautiful eyes!
 We can use so or such + that to talk about
extremes and results.
The movie was so boring that I fell asleep.
It was such a big lunch that everybody had
stomachache.
Attention!!!

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The coffe is very hot.
I can’t drink it.
The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink
it.

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It was a very beautiful day.
We decided to go to the beach.
It was such a beautiful day
that we decided to go to the
beach.

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This book was very boring.
I couldn’t finish it.
This book was so boring that
I couldn’t finish it.

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He was very tired. He fell asleep on
the desk.
He was so tired that he fell asleep on
the desk.

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A. Fill in the blanks with so or such:
1. The weather was ______ cold that we
cancelled the trip.
2. The book is ______ good that I can't
put it down.
3. There was ______ long queue that we
couldn't get into the cinema on time.
4. There was ______ heavy traffic that
we arrived late.

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A. Fill in the blanks with so or such:
1. The weather was so cold that we
cancelled the trip.
2. The book is so good that I can't
put it down.
3. There was such a long queue that we
couldn't get into the cinema on time.
4. There was such heavy traffic that
we arrived late.

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A. Fill in the blanks with so or such:
5. It was ______ great book that I read
it twice.
6. He has ______ many friends that he’s
always out.
7. She is ______ funny! She always
makes me laugh.
8. Sarah and Ed are ______ crazy people!
I never know what they are going to do
next.

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A. Fill in the blanks with so or such:
5. It was such a great book that I read
it twice.
6. He has so many friends that he’s
always out.
7. She is so funny! She always makes
me laugh.
8. Sarah and Ed are such crazy people!
I never know what they are going to do
next.

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1. She is ________ girl that I fell in love
with her.
a) such clever
b) so a clever
c) such a clever
d) so clever
2. It was _________ last night that I
couldn’t sleep.
a) such a hot
b) so a hot
c) such hot
d) so hot
B. Choose the correct answer

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1. She is ________ girl that I fell in love
with her.
a) such clever
b) so a clever
c) such a clever
d) so clever
2. It was _________ last night that I
couldn’t sleep.
a) such a hot
b) so a hot
c) such hot
d) so hot
B. Choose the correct answer

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3. $500 a night for a hotel? That’s __ that
I can’t stay there.
a) such expensive
b) such an expensive
c) so expensive
d) so an expensive
4. This restaurant has ___ of food, that it’s
hard to decide what to order.
a) such selection
b) such a selection
c) a so selection
d) so selection
B. Choose the correct answer

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3. $500 a night for a hotel? That’s __ that
I can’t stay there.
a) such expensive
b) such an expensive
c) so expensive
d) so an expensive
4. This restaurant has ___ of food, that it’s
hard to decide what to order.
a) such selection
b) such a selection
c) a so selection
d) so selection
B. Choose the correct answer

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5. How could you say ___ to your mother?
a) so awful thing
b) such awful thing
c) such an awful thing
d) a so awful thing
6. He was ___ that he could run 5 miles in
30 minutes.
a) so fast runner
b) so a fast runner
c) such fast runner
d) such a fast runner
B. Choose the correct answer

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5. How could you say ___ to your mother?
a) so awful thing
b) such awful thing
c) such an awful thing
d) a so awful thing
6. He was ___ that he could run 5 miles in
30 minutes.
a) so fast runner
b) so a fast runner
c) such fast runner
d) such a fast runner
B. Choose the correct answer

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B. Choose the correct answer
7. The train was ___ that it went from
Shanghai to Beijing in only 10 hours.
a) so fast
b) such fast
c) such a fast
d) a so fast
8. The ocean in Los Angeles is usually ___
that even the fish freeze.
a) such cold
b) such a cold
c) so cold
d) cold so

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B. Choose the correct answer
7. The train was ___ that it went from
Shanghai to Beijing in only 10 hours.
a) so fast
b) such fast
c) such a fast
d) a so fast
8. The ocean in Los Angeles is usually ___
that even the fish freeze.
a) such cold
b) such a cold
c) so cold
d) cold so

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C. Combine the sentences using
so or such.
1.The car was expensive.
We couldn’t buy it.

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C. Combine the sentences using
so or such.
1.The car was expensive.
We couldn’t buy it.
The car was so expensive
that we couldn’t buy it.
It was such an expensive
car that we couldn’t buy it.

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2. She worked hard. She made herself ill.

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2. She worked hard. She made herself ill.
She worked so hard that she made
herself ill.

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3. It was a cold day.
I wore my wool coat.

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3. It was a cold day.
I wore my wool coat.
It was such a cold day
that I wore my wool coat.
The weather was so cold that I wore my
wool coat.

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4. The box is heavy.
I can’t lift it.

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4. The box is heavy.
I can’t lift it.
The box is so heavy
that I can’t lift it.
It is such a heavy box that I can’t lift it.

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5. The music was loud.
I couldn’t sleep all night.

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5. The music was loud.
I couldn’t sleep all night.
The music was so loud
that I couldn’t sleep all
night.
It was such loud music that I couldn’t
sleep all night.

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