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So or such

the elements they are preceding. They qualify or modify the strength of an adjective or an adverb.

At first sight, their constructions are not difficult. There are simple rules which usually enable

them not to be difficult to handle. In spite of that, I've very often seen them ill-used for decades

by Learners who thought they knew how to employ them.

Let's try once more to do them justice... 

SO et SUCH: 'so' is an adverb, 'such' is a determiner. They often have the same meaning:

'very' or 'to this degree'.    

1) SO ( like 'how') + ADJECTIVE or ADVERB PHRASE: 

SO+ adjective/ adverb: 

- Paul's so clever! 

- Maggie is so patient! 

- Don't drive so fast! 

2) SUCH (like 'what' ) + noun phrase (including an adjective, or not) 

SUCH (+ a/ an) (+ adjective ) + noun: 

- Paul is such a clever boy! (not a such) 

- Maggie is such a patient girl! 

- I had never seen such fast drivers!

3) SO and SUCH can both be followed by a clause introduced by 'that'. 

- It was so cold that his breath turned to ice. 

- It was such a wonderful day that we decided to eat on the terrace.

4) SO (but not SUCH) can also be used in front of much, many, little, few, to add emphasis. 

- So much food is wasted every day! 

(not 'such much food')

- There are so few doctors in our area that patients must go to hospitals. 

(not 'such few doctors')

A very little attention should be enough to master this grammar point, and pass the test with flying 

colours! You'll see that it's quite easy...

Go for it!  

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A.Have you ever seen such big treesa such big treessuch a big treesI don't know ? Yes, I even saw many bigger trees in Canada!


B.We were going to have a picnic tomorrow and I was such happyso a happyso happyI don't know !
Unfortunately, the weather is so a tremendously horriblesuch tremendously horribleso tremendously horribleI don't know that my parents have given up the idea… I’m such dissapointedso disappointedso that disappointed.I don't know !


C.You’re so stupidsuch stupidsuch a stupidI don't know You shouldn’t laugh at a so impertinent answerso an impertinent answersuch an impertinent answerI don't know …


D. Her job is so tiringsuch tiringso a tiringI don't know that sometimes she has to take a pause. Yet, it’s such a well-paid positiona position so well paida so well-paid positionI don't know that she thinks it’s worth the long hours.


E. My Mum thinks our new neighbour is such a snobsuch snobso snobI don't know ! He's such snobbishso snobbish thatso that snobbishI don't know he won’t speak to anyone else in the building!