Fill in the blanks.
1It is ............... an interesting story that I will never forget it.
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Use "such" before the noun phrase "an interesting story".
2He speaks with ............... zeal that he can get anyone to his side.
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Use "such" before the noun "zeal".
3It was ............... a lovely place that we decided to stay there.
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Use "such" before the noun phrase "a lovely place".
4The room was ............... hot that I could not sleep well.
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Use "so" before the adjective "hot".
5The soldiers fought with ............... great courage that the enemy fled.
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Use "such" before the noun phrase "great courage".
6He is ............... poor that he cannot afford three meals a day.
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Use "so" before the adjective "poor".
7The famine was ............... severe that millions perished.
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Use "so" before the adjective "severe".
8He is ............... arrogant that he will not listen.
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Use "so" before the adjective "arrogant".
9He used ............... bad words that I don't want to repeat them.
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Use "such" before the plural noun phrase "bad words".
10The words that he used are ............... bad that I don't want to repeat them.
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Use "so" before the adjective "bad".
11The room was ............... dark that I couldn't see anything.
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Use "so" before the adjective "dark".
12It is ............... a difficult problem that not even experts can solve it.
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Use "such" before the noun phrase "a difficult problem".
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- 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 them.
- 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.