We can use so and such to intensify adjectives, adverbs and nouns. Such is a determiner; so is an adverb.
We use such + noun phrase and so + adjective or adverb phrase.
She was so beautiful. He ran so quickly. He’s such a genius! It was such delicious food.
We also use such before a noun, even if there is an adjective before the noun.
Those are such good chocolates. So can also be used in front of much, many, little, few to add emphasis. He had so many books. I ate such a lot of cake.
We use such before a noun phrase with the indefinite article a/an.
She is such a great cook. We use so before adjectives and adverbs. Those chocolates are so good. She always dresses so elegantly. That was so unpleasant. Why do you drive so fast? It was so hot we couldn’t work. November was such a cold month. So much food was wasted every day. In those days there were so few doctors in our area. He has such a lot of books. He walks so slowly. It’s so annoying!
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Yesterday it was ..... warm outdoors that no one wanted to go out.
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I like both of you. You are ..... nice people.
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Don’t be ..... silly! I didn’t know that it was ..... a long way from my house.
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There was ..... much news on the radio yesterday.
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That is so/such like him.
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There was ..... much smoke in the room that I could hardly breathe.
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Don’t let ..... a small child watch TV ..... much.
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Nobody thought that he would be ...... a good husband.
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Where have you bought ..... flowers?
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It took ..... much time to finish my report.
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I didn’t expect ..... many people to be there.
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Our teacher made ..... a good speech that all applauded him.
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She’s ..... a kind person.
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He looked ...... ill that his boss sent him home.
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When we were at the party, there were ..... interesting things to enjoy.
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I didn’t think you’d be able to finish it ...... soon.
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I’ve never eaten ..... delicious food.
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My daughter knows French ..... well that she can read ..... books easily.
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I never go for ..... long walks when I am ..... tired.
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The car is ...... uneconomical.
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