Fill in the blanks.
1. It is ........................ an interesting story that I will never forget it.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use such before noun or adjective + noun; we use so before adjective without noun.
2. He speaks with ............................... zeal that he can get anyone to his side.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use such before the noun zeal.
3. It was .............................. a lovely place that we decided to stay there.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use such before the adjective + noun combination 'a lovely place'.
4. The room was ............................... hot that I could not sleep well.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use so before the adjective hot.
5. The soldiers fought with ................................ great courage that the enemy fled.
Correct!
Wrong!
Such is used before the adjective + noun combination 'great courage'.
6. He is ............................... poor that he cannot afford three meals a day.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. The famine was ............................ severe that millions perished.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use so before the adjective severe.
8. He is ............................... arrogant that he will not listen.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use so before the adjective arrogant.
9. He used ................................. bad words that I don't want to repeat.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. The words that he used are ................................ bad that I don't want to repeat them.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. The room was ............................. dark that I couldn't see anything.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. It is .............................. a difficult problem that not even experts can solve it.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use such before the adjective + noun combination 'difficult problem'.
Answers
- It is such an interesting story that I will never forget it.
- He speaks with such zeal that he can get anyone to his side.
- It was such a lovely place that we decided to stay there.
- The room was so hot that I could not sleep well.
- The soldiers fought with such great courage that the enemy fled.
- He is so poor that he cannot afford three meals a day.
- The famine was so severe that millions perished.
- He is so arrogant that he will not listen.
- He used such bad words that I don’t want to repeat.
- The words that he used are so bad that I don’t want to repeat them.
- The room was so dark that I couldn’t see anything.
- It is such a difficult problem that not even experts can solve it.
