Fill in the blanks.
1It is ............... an interesting story that I will never forget it.
Wrong!
We use such before noun or adjective + noun; we use so before adjective without noun.
2He speaks with ............... zeal that he can get anyone to his side.
Wrong!
We use such before the noun zeal.
3It was ............... a lovely place that we decided to stay there.
Wrong!
We use such before the adjective + noun combination 'a lovely place'.
4The room was ............... hot that I could not sleep well.
Wrong!
We use so before the adjective hot.
5The soldiers fought with ............... great courage that the enemy fled.
Wrong!
Such is used before the adjective + noun combination 'great courage'.
6He is ............... poor that he cannot afford three meals a day.
Wrong!
7The famine was ............... severe that millions perished.
Wrong!
We use so before the adjective severe.
8He is ............... arrogant that he will not listen.
Wrong!
We use so before the adjective arrogant.
9He used ............... bad words that I don't want to repeat.
Wrong!
10The words that he used are ............... bad that I don't want to repeat them.
Wrong!
11The room was ............... dark that I couldn't see anything.
Wrong!
12It is ............... a difficult problem that not even experts can solve it.
Wrong!
We use such before the adjective + noun combination 'difficult problem'.
Done.
Score: 0/12
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.
