So/Such Activity

So + Adjective

USE

"So" can be combined with adjectives to show extremes.

Examples:

·      The music is so loud! I wish they would turn it down.

·      The meal was so good! It was worth the money.

USE with "That"

The above form can be combined with "that" to show extremes which lead to certain results. The "that" is usually optional.

Examples:

·      The music is so loud that I can't sleep.

·      The music is so loud I can't sleep.

·      The meal was so good that we decided to have dinner at the same restaurant again tonight.

·      The meal was so good we decided to have dinner at the same restaurant again tonight.

So + Many / Few + Plural Noun

USE

"So" can be combined with "many" or "few" plus a plural noun to show extremes in amount. This form is often used in exclamations.

Examples:

·      I never knew you had so many brothers!

·      She has so few friends! It's really quite sad.

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.

Examples:

·      I never knew you had so many brothers that you had to share a bedroom.

·      I never knew you had so many brothers you had to share a bedroom.

·      She has so few friends that she rarely gets out of the house.

·      She has so few friends she rarely gets out of the house.

So + Much / Little + Non-countable Noun

USE

"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.

Examples:

·      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.

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.

Examples:

·      Jake earns so much money that he has lost all sense of what a dollar is worth.

·      Jake earns so much money he has lost all sense of what a dollar is worth.

·      They have so little food that they are starving to death.

·      They have so little food they are starving to death.

Such + Adjective + Noun

USE

"Such" can be combined with an adjective and a noun to show extremes. This form is often used in exclamations.

Examples:

·      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.

USE with "That"

The above form can be combined with "that" to show extremes which lead to certain results. The "that" is usually optional.

Examples:

·      Don has such a big house that I actually got lost on the way to the bathroom.

·      Don has such a big house I actually got lost on the way to the bathroom.

·      Shelly has such beautiful eyes that she got a job as a make-up model.

·      Shelly has such beautiful eyes she got a job as a make-up model.

NOTE

Remember that without the noun you need to use "so."

Examples:

·      such beautiful eyes that

·      so beautiful that

Such + Judgemental Noun

USE

"Such" can also be combined with judgemental nouns for emphasis. This form is often used in exclamations.

Examples:

·      He is such an idiot! He says the stupidest things.

·      She is such a genius! We could never do this work without her.

USE with "That"

The above form can be combined with "that" to show certain results. The "that" is usually optional.

Examples:

·      He is such an idiot that nobody would hire him.

·      He is such an idiot nobody would hire him.

·      She is such a genius that they immediately gave her a position at the university.

·      She is such a genius they immediately gave her a position at the university.

Exercises

1. She is …………………….. funny! She always makes me laugh.

2. Sarah and Ed are ………………….. crazy people! I never know what they are going to do next.

3. James has …………………..  much money that he could actually buy that Ferrari.

4. Although most of the audience had never been exposed to …………………..  music, they thoroughly enjoyed the performance of 
the Tibetan folk choir.

5. The movie was …………………..  good that I saw it five times.

6. Terry speaks English ………………….. fluently that I thought he was American.

7. Most students never discuss …………………..  topics in class, but I think it is important to teach our children to question the media.

8. Jerry had never seen …………………..  high mountains. He thought they were spectacular.

9. Fred is …………………..  a clown! He is always telling jokes and making people laugh.

10. There was …………………..  little interest in his talk on macroeconomics that the room was half empty by the time he stopped speaking.

11. How could you say …………………..  horrible things to me?

12. He is …………………..  a jerk! He hasn't said one nice thing since he started working here.

13. That new song is …………………..  cool that it hit the top ten within a week of being released.

14. Martha is …………………..  a good cook that she is writing her own book of family recipes.

15. I don't know if that is …………………..  a good idea. Maybe we should try something else.

16. She has …………………..  many hats that she needs two closets to store them all.

17. That takes …………………..  little time and effort that you might as well do it yourself.

18. I had to pay $140 for books for my new Spanish class. I don't know why my professor has to choose ………………….. expensive books for her course.

19. Please, don't drive …………………..  fast! I'm terrified we're going to have an accident.

20. I really wish you wouldn't smoke ………………….. much! It's destroying your health.

KEY

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