So & Such

So & such are used in English to give a word or phrase a stronger meaning:

It's so expensive!

The weather was so nice yesterday.

That's such a beautiful car!

So is used with adjectives & adverbs:

It's so cold today.

The food is so good!

The man plays the violin so well.

Please don't speak so loudly.

Such is used with nouns:

Your news was such a surprise.

I have such a headache!

It can also be used with an adjective + noun. If the noun is countable, we also use a or an:

He is such an interesting person.

That is such a difficult question!

We had such a great time.

Exercise #1 Answers #1

So / Such ... (That) ...

So and such are often used in this pattern. It is not necessary to say that:

I enjoyed the movie so much (that) I went to see it again.

The pepper was so spicy (that) I started to cry.

The sudden noise was such a shock (that) I jumped.

It's such a nice day (that) we should go for a walk at the park.

Compare the differences:

So Such

So much / many

  • There's so much money in the bank.
  • You have so many friends on Facebook.

Such a lot of

  • There's such a lot of money in the bank.
  • You have such a lot of friends on Facebook.

So fun / boring / etc.

  • The party was so fun!
  • Class is so boring today.

Such a fun / boring / etc. time

  • I had such a fun time at the party!
  • We're having such a boring time in class today.

So long

  • I have been studying English for so long.
  • I haven't eaten Korean food for so long.

Such a long time

  • I have been studying English for such a long time.
  • I haven't eaten Korean food for such a long time.

Like This / That

Sometimes, the use of so and such means "like this / that":

I didn't know there were so many people from all over the world in Vancouver.

Why are you so late?

I didn't realize you were such a good cook!

How can you say such a thing?

Exercise #3 Answers #3

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