So...That / Such...That

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So...That

It expresses a cause and effect.

Grammar:
So + adjective/adverb + that
I was so sleepy that I couldn't keep my eyes open.

Examples

Cause: It was too windy.
Effect: We couldn't go sailing.

It was so windy that we couldn't go sailing.
(windy- adjective)

Cause: My sister is very shy.
Effect: She hides behind my mother when there are strangers around.

My sister is so shy that she hides behind my mother when there are strangers around.
(shy- adjective)

Cause: The dress was wonderfully designed.
Effect: I couldn't take my eyes off it.

The dress was so wonderfully designed that I couldn't take my eyes off it.
(wonderfully- adverb)

Such...That

Also expresses a cause and effect.

Grammar:
such + (adjective) + NOUN + that

Examples

Cause: It was a great movie.
Effect: I watched it several times.

It's such a great movie that I've watched it several times.
(great-adjective, movie-noun)


Cause: She is a very charming woman.
Effect: Everybody stares at her.

She is such a charming woman that everybody stares at her.
(charming-adjective, woman-noun)

Note: such a very charming... "very" is dropped.


Attention
So...that is used with quantifiers (many, much, few, little) even if there is a noun.

I have so many friends that I never get bored.
He has so much money that he can buy whatever he wants.

Quick Exercise

Complete the sentences with so or such.

1. I spend so such much money that I can't save any.

2. Jimmy and Ken are so such alike that I can't tell one from another.

3. Shames is so such a nice dog that he never barks.

4. Those are so such great pictures that I never want to throw them away.

5. I am so such bored that I just want to sleep.

6. Our neighbors are so such kind that they let us borrow their lawn mower.

7. My back aches so such badly that I can't lift anything anymore.

8. Hawaii has so such amazing beaches that everyone wants to live there.

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