SO / SUCH

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Welcome to your SO / SUCH lesson! In this topic we talk about:
• Compare “So” and “Such”
• Why use “So” or “Such”?
• Other uses of “So” and Such”
• Compare the expressions
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Compare “So” and “Such”

So + adjective / adverb	Such + noun
so clever so nice so quickly	such a … book such … people such a … film
*“I really liked the book, it was so clever.”* *“I like my neighbours, they are so nice.”* “The film was over so quickly.”	*“It was such a clever book.”* *“My neighbours are such nice people.”* “It was such a quick film.”

Why use “So” or “Such”?

These words are used to make an adjective or adverb stronger:

“So”	“Such”
*“It was a horrible day at the beach yesterday. It was so cold!“* *“I don’t like going in her car, she drives so quickly“*	*“We had such a great time in the mountains last weekend.”* “I like driving to work with you, you’re such a good driver.”
You can use “so … that”: *“The film was so good that we bought the Blu-ray.”* *“I was so hungry that I ate all the cake.”*	You can use “such … that”: *“It was such a good film that we bought the Blu-ray.”* *“It was such a delicious cake that I ate all of it.”*
We usually leave out “that”: *“I was so hungry I ate all the cake.”*	We usually leave out “that”: *“It was such a delicious cake I ate all of it.”*

Other uses of “So” and Such”

“So” and “Such” can also be used to mean “like this”:

“So”

“Such”

“I found out that the building was built fifty years ago. I never knew it was so old!”

“I’m hungry because I only had a salad for lunch. I rarely eat so lightly.”