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So vs. Such

March 22, 2020 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with such or so.

1. He is ……………………… poor that he cannot even buy food.

Correct! Wrong!

Use so before an adjective.

2. He was …………………………….. angry that he would not talk to me.

Correct! Wrong!

Use so before an adjective.

3. The boy asked …………………………. a foolish question that everybody laughed at him.

Correct! Wrong!

Use such before a noun or adjective + noun.

4. He spoke with …………………………… passion that the audience was moved to tears.

Correct! Wrong!

Use such before a noun or adjective + noun.

5. The famine was …………………………….. severe that thousands of people died.

Correct! Wrong!

Use so before an adjective.

6. He is …………………………… ill that the doctors do not expect him to recover.

Correct! Wrong!

Use so before an adjective.

7. It was ………………………….. dark that I could not see anything.

Correct! Wrong!

Use so before an adjective.

8. She was ………………………………. anxious that she couldn’t sleep.

Correct! Wrong!

Use so before an adjective.

9. It was ………………………. a hot day that I drank gallons of water.

Correct! Wrong!

Use such before a noun or adjective + noun.

10. I knew him …………………………… well that I didn’t dare to offend him.

Correct! Wrong!

11. He was ……………………………. ill that he could not get out of bed.

Correct! Wrong!

12. Russia is ………………………….. a big country that it has eleven time zones.

Correct! Wrong!

Use such before a noun or adjective + noun.

Answers

1. He is so poor that he cannot even buy food.

2. He was so angry that he would not talk to me.

3. The boy asked such a foolish question that everybody laughed at him.

4. He spoke with such passion that the audience was moved to tears.

5. The famine was so severe that thousands of people died.

6. He is so ill that the doctors do not expect him to recover.

7. It was so dark that I could not see anything.

8. She was so anxious that she couldn’t sleep.

9. It was such a hot day that I drank gallons of water.

10. I knew him so well that I didn’t dare to offend him.

11. He was so ill that he could not get out of bed.

12. Russia is such a big country that it has eleven time zones.

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