1It was ............... dark that I couldn't see anything.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective without a noun.
2The watch was ............... expensive that I couldn't buy it.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective without a noun.
3The cake was ............... we couldn't stop eating it.
Wrong!
Use "so delicious that" to show the result of a high degree.
4............... was her beauty that men from far and wide wanted to marry her.
Wrong!
Use "Such" at the beginning of this formal result structure before a noun phrase.
5The earthquake was ............... powerful that the entire town was destroyed.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective without a noun.
6She is ............... a cheerful girl that everyone likes her.
Wrong!
Use "such" before "a cheerful girl" because it is an adjective plus noun phrase.
7I was ............... drowsy that I didn't notice anything.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective without a noun.
8She was ............... tired that she fell asleep in a minute.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective without a noun.
9It was ............... a brilliant idea that everyone liked it.
Wrong!
Use "such" before "a brilliant idea" because it is an adjective plus noun phrase.
10I liked him ............... much that I helped him.
Wrong!
Use "so" in the expression "so much that" to show degree and result.
11She was ............... happy that she started jumping up and down.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective without a noun.
12It was ............... a big tragedy that she could never fully recover.
Wrong!
Use "such" before "a big tragedy" because it is an adjective plus noun phrase.
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- It was so dark that I couldn’t see anything.
- The watch was so expensive that I couldn’t buy it.
- The cake was so delicious that we couldn’t stop eating it.
- Such was her beauty that men from far and wide wanted to marry her.
- The earthquake was so powerful that the entire town was destroyed.
- She is such a cheerful girl that everyone likes her.
- I was so drowsy that I didn’t notice anything.
- She was so tired that she fell asleep in a minute.
- It was such a brilliant idea that everyone liked it.
- I liked him so much that I helped him.
- She was so happy that she started jumping up and down.
- It was such a big tragedy that she could never fully recover.