Fill in the blanks with so or such.
1I was ............... angry I could have hit him.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective such as "angry".
2You should not talk to ............... rude people.
Wrong!
Use "such" before an adjective plus a plural noun such as "rude people".
3I shouldn't have eaten ............... much food.
Wrong!
Use "so" before "much" with an uncountable noun.
4We cannot entertain ............... requests.
Wrong!
Use "such" before a plural noun such as "requests".
5............... was his confidence that the thought of failure never entered his head.
Wrong!
Use "Such" in the formal pattern "Such was his confidence that...".
6I shouldn't have missed ............... a good opportunity.
Wrong!
Use "such" before "a" plus an adjective and a singular noun.
7It is ............... late.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective such as "late".
8The palace was ............... big.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective such as "big".
9Only a king can afford ............... a huge house.
Wrong!
Use "such" before "a" plus an adjective and a singular noun.
10Don't ask ............... questions.
Wrong!
Use "such" before a plural noun such as "questions".
11You look ............... beautiful today.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective such as "beautiful".
12That was ............... kind of you.
Wrong!
Use "so" in the fixed pattern "so kind of you".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I was so angry I could have hit him.
- You should not talk to such rude people.
- I shouldn’t have eaten so much food.
- We cannot entertain such requests.
- Such was his confidence that the thought of failure never entered his head.
- I shouldn’t have missed such a good opportunity.
- It is so late.
- The palace was so big.
- Only a king can afford such a huge house.
- Don’t ask such questions.
- You look so beautiful today.
- That was so kind of you.
