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| Read some of the sentences below and try to understand in which situations they are used correctly or incorrectly. |
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| Examples of how "so" and "such" are used: |
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It was a great vacation. We had such a good time.
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It was a great vacation. We had so good time.
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We bought the car right way because it was so cheap.
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We bought the car right way because it was such cheap.
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I was so sleepy I could barely keep my eyes open during the meeting.
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I was such sleepy I could barely keep my eyes open during the meeting.
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Note: "so" is used before an adjective with no noun after the adjective
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| Note: "such" is used before an adjective with a noun following the adjective
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Could you turn down the lights? I do not like it too bright.
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Could you turn down the lights? I do not like it bright enough.
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Do not put the vegetables in the pot yet. The water is not hot enough.
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Do not put the vegetables in the pot yet. The water is not too hot. |
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They can’t get married. They are not old enough.
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They can’t get married. They are not too old.
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Note: "enough" is usually used before a noun: Example: enough money, enough time
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| Note: "enough" is usually used after an adjective: Example: old enough, experienced enough |
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| Note: "too" is usually used before an adjective: Example: too old, or too experienced
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| Nuance: "enough" usually has a positive meaning while "too" has a negative meaning. |
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Let’s learn how to use the above words!　＜練習å•é¡Œï¼ž
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Read each sentence and select which of the following choices is appropriate: so, such, such (a/an)
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1. The hotel we stayed at during our vacation was _______ nice! |
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2. I was surprised by the size of our hotel room. It was _______ a spacious room. |
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3. I didn’t realize you lived _______ far from the station. |
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4. Had I known that you had to walk _______ long way, I would have picked you up. |
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5. I can’t decide what to do. It’s _______ problem. |
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6. The weather is ______ beautiful isn’t it. I didn’t expect it to be _______ nice day. |
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7. I couldn’t believe the news. It was _______ shock. |
| Answer: 1. so 2. such 3. so 4. such 5. such a 6. so/ such a 7. such a |
| Read each sentence and write the appropriate form of the word in parenthesis with "enough" or "too". |
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8. Do you have _______________ (money) to take a vacation right now? |
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9. He wasn’t _______________ (qualified) for the job so they didn’t hire him. |
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10. We should turn on the air conditioner. It is just _______________ (hot) in here. |
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11. The students could not understand the professor because he spoke _____________ (quickly). |
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12. The wallet was ________________ (big) it did not fit in my back pocket. |
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13. Steve did not feel _______________ (well) to go to work this morning. |
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14. There weren’t ______________ (cups) for everyone to drink coffee. |
| Answers: 8. enough 9. qualified enough 10. too 11. too quickly 12. too big 13. well enough |
| 14. enough |
