SOTHAT SUCHTHAT So and such are used to

SO……THAT SUCH……THAT

So and such are used to express a consequence The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it. It was such a beautiful day that we decided to go to the beach.

SO So +adjective or adverb +that

This book was so boring that I couldn’t finish it.

She was so tired that she fell asleep in the armchair.

This tea is so good that I’ll have another cup.

He speaks so fast that I can’t understand him.

My friend walked so quickly that I couldn’t keep up with him.

You can also use: So much/so many + noun + that

-The were so many people smoking in the room that I had to leave.

Mónica asked us to do so much homework that I fell asleep on the books.

SUCH Such a + adjective + countable noun(sing) +that Such + adjective + uncountable noun/plural N +that

It was such a foggy day that we couldn’t see the road.

It’s such a good film that I’ve watched it three times.

It was such a big breakfast that I didn’t eat anything else for the rest of the day.

It was such horrible weather that we spent the whole day at home.

It was such a ridiculous story that we didn’t believe it.

QUIZ TIME (Combine the sentences using so. . that or such …. that) 1. The car was expensive. We couldn’t afford it.

The car was so expensive that we couldn’t afford it.

It was such an expensive car that we couldn’t afford it.

2. She worked hard. She made herself ill.

She worked so hard that she made herself ill.

3. It was a cold day. I wore my wool coat.

The weather was so cold that I wore my wool coat.

It was such a cold day that I wore my wool coat.

4. The box is heavy. I can’t lift it.

The box is so heavy that I can’t lift it.

It is such a heavy box that I can’t lift it.

5. The music was loud. We couldn’t sleep all night.

The music was so loud that we couldn’t sleep all night.

It was such loud music that we couldn’t sleep all night.