1He is ............... poor that he cannot even buy food.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective such as "poor".
2He was ............... angry that he would not talk to me.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective such as "angry".
3The boy asked ............... a foolish question that everybody laughed at him.
Wrong!
Use "such" before "a foolish question" because it is article + adjective + noun.
4He spoke with ............... passion that the audience was moved to tears.
Wrong!
Use "such" before "passion" because it is a noun phrase.
5The famine was ............... severe that thousands of people died.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective such as "severe".
6He is ............... ill that the doctors do not expect him to recover.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective such as "ill".
7It was ............... dark that I could not see anything.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective such as "dark".
8She was ............... anxious that she could not sleep.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective such as "anxious".
9It was ............... a hot day that I drank gallons of water.
Wrong!
Use "such" before "a hot day" because it is article + adjective + noun.
10I knew him ............... well that I did not dare to offend him.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adverb such as "well".
11He was ............... ill that he could not get out of bed.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective such as "ill".
12Russia is ............... a big country that it has eleven time zones.
Wrong!
Use "such" before "a big country" because it is article + adjective + noun.
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- He is so poor that he cannot even buy food.
- He was so angry that he would not talk to me.
- The boy asked such a foolish question that everybody laughed at him.
- He spoke with such passion that the audience was moved to tears.
- The famine was so severe that thousands of people died.
- He is so ill that the doctors do not expect him to recover.
- It was so dark that I could not see anything.
- She was so anxious that she could not sleep.
- It was such a hot day that I drank gallons of water.
- I knew him so well that I did not dare to offend him.
- He was so ill that he could not get out of bed.
- Russia is such a big country that it has eleven time zones.