This document discusses different ways to use "so" and "such" to emphasize adjectives, adverbs, and nouns in a way that expresses extremes. It can be used with adjectives and adverbs to show how something is to a high degree, such as "so loud" or "so quickly". It can also be used with quantities to show a large amount, like "so many books" or "so much money". Adding "that" connects the emphasis to a consequence or result. The word "such" is used similarly but requires a noun, like "such beautiful eyes".

1. So & Such

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. • 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. • 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!

11. 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”

12. EXERCISES
• So / Such Exercise 1