So...That vs Such...That: Rules and Examples for Advanced ESL Learners

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔍 So + adjective/adverb + that: Use 'so' when you want to emphasize the degree of an adjective or adverb. Example: The movie was so long that I fell asleep.
• 💡 Such + (adjective) + noun + that: Use 'such' when you want to emphasize the degree of a noun. Example: It was such a beautiful day that we went to the beach.
• 📝 'So' modifies adjectives and adverbs: So interesting, so quickly, so difficult.
• 🧠 'Such' modifies nouns: Such a mess, such fun, such chaos.
• 🌍 'Many' and 'Few' with 'So': Use 'so' with 'many' or 'few' when referring to countable nouns. Example: There were so many people that we couldn't get in.
• 🧪 'Much' and 'Little' with 'So': Use 'so' with 'much' or 'little' when referring to uncountable nouns. Example: There was so much rain that the river flooded.

Practice Quiz

1. Which sentence is correct?
   1. A. It was so a hot day that we went swimming.
   2. B. It was such hot day that we went swimming.
   3. C. It was so hot day that we went swimming.
   4. D. It was such a hot day that we went swimming.
2. Which sentence is correct?
   1. A. She spoke so quickly that I couldn't understand her.
   2. B. She spoke such quickly that I couldn't understand her.
   3. C. She spoke so quick that I couldn't understand her.
   4. D. She spoke such quick that I couldn't understand her.
3. Which sentence is correct?
   1. A. There were such many people at the concert that we couldn't get close to the stage.
   2. B. There were so much people at the concert that we couldn't get close to the stage.
   3. C. There were so many people at the concert that we couldn't get close to the stage.
   4. D. There were such much people at the concert that we couldn't get close to the stage.
4. Which sentence is correct?
   1. A. It was so a surprise party that she cried.
   2. B. It was such surprise party that she cried.
   3. C. It was so surprise party that she cried.
   4. D. It was such a surprise party that she cried.
5. Which sentence is correct?
   1. A. He had so little money that he couldn't afford food.
   2. B. He had such little money that he couldn't afford food.
   3. C. He had so few money that he couldn't afford food.
   4. D. He had such few money that he couldn't afford food.
6. Which sentence is correct?
   1. A. The book was such interesting that I couldn't put it down.
   2. B. The book was so interesting that I couldn't put it down.
   3. C. The book was such an interesting that I couldn't put it down.
   4. D. The book was so an interesting that I couldn't put it down.
7. Which sentence is correct?
   1. A. It was such chaos that no one knew what to do.
   2. B. It was so chaos that no one knew what to do.
   3. C. It was such a chaos that no one knew what to do.
   4. D. It was so a chaos that no one knew what to do.