Tuesday 24 January 2012

so and such

So
1. When the word SO is used with an adjective or adverb alone, the sentense structure is as follows : Subject + verb + SO + (adj/adv) + that + remainder of sentence

Ex :
-She sang so well that she was asked to audition
-The food was so good that he could not resist

2. When so is used with intensive modifiers (such as much, many, few, and little), the sentence structure is as follows : Subject + verb + SO + intensive modifier + noun + that + remainder of sentence
Ex :
-The man brought so many books that he needed assistence to carry them
-The cook made so little food that some people were not served

Such
1. When such is used with singular count nouns, the sentence structure is as follows : Subject + verb + such a + adj + singular noun + that + remainder sentence
Ex :
-It was such a hot day that several people fainted
-It was such a beautiful party that many people came

2. When so is used with singular count nouns, the sentence structure is as follows :
Subject + verb + so + adj + a + singular count noun + that + remainder of sentence
Ex :
-It was so hot a day that several people fainted 
-It was so beautiful a party that many people came

3. When such is used with plural count noun, one possible sentence structure is as follows : Subject + verb + adj + plural count or noncount noun + remainder of sentence
Ex :
-This is such sour juice that I cannot drink it
-They are such popular singers that they will likely win an award

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