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So That Such That EX

The document provides examples of rewriting sentences using "so...that" and "such...that" constructions. It includes exercises that ask the reader to rewrite sentences replacing "so" with "such" and vice versa. It also includes exercises identifying correct and incorrect usage of "so" and "such" in sample sentences.

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So That Such That EX

The document provides examples of rewriting sentences using "so...that" and "such...that" constructions. It includes exercises that ask the reader to rewrite sentences replacing "so" with "such" and vice versa. It also includes exercises identifying correct and incorrect usage of "so" and "such" in sample sentences.

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2: SO THAT AND SUCH THAT


Exercise 1: Rewrite the sentences with such ... that.

1. The room is so untidy that it took us one hour to clean it.

 It is such an untidy room that it took us one hour to clean it.


2. The man is so fool that no one took any notice of him.

 He is such a fool man that no one took any notice of him.


3. The film is so long that they can't broadcast it on one night.

 It is such a long flim that they can’t broadcast it on one night.


4. The books are so interesting that we have read them many times.

 They are such interesting books that we have read them many times.
5. The news was so bad that she burst into tears on hearing it.

 It was such a bad news that she burst into tears on hearing it.
6. The food was so hot that it turned my tongue.

 It was such a hot food that it turned my tongue


7. The boy is so fat that everyone calls him Stuffy.

He is such a fat boy that everyone calls him Stuffy.


8. The milk is so excellent that all the children want some more.

I t is such excellent milk that all the children want some more.
9. The weather was so warm that they had a walk in the garden.

 It was such a warm weather that they had a walk in the garden.
10. The match was so exciting that all the fans shouted loudly.

 It was such a exciting match that all the fans shouted loudly.
Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences with so... that.
1. The coffee is extremely hot. The children can’t drink it.

The coffee is so hot that the children can’t drink it.


2. My brother is very strong. He can lift this heavy table.

 My brother is so strong that he can lift this heavy table.


3. That play is very interesting. You should see it.

 That play is so interesting that you should see it.


4. The suitcase is very heavy. Nobody can carry it upstairs.

 The suitcase is so heavy that nobody can carry it upstairs.


5. My brother is very intelligent. He can do this difficult exercise.
 My brother is so intelligent that he can do this difficult exercise.
6. The man is extremely poor. He can’t buy a new bike for his wife.

 The man is so poor that he can’t buy a new bike for his wife.
7. This coat is very short. He can’t wear it.

 The coat is so short that he can’t wear it.


8. The tests were quite difficult. We couldn’t do them.

 The tests were so difficult that we couldn’t do them.


9. The boy is very lazy. Everybody hates him.

 The boy is so lazy that everybody hates him.


10. The girl is very intelligent. She can do this difficult exercise.

 The girl is so intelligent that she can do this difficult exercise..


Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences, beginning as available.
1. The woman was so poor that she needs
everyone’s help.

- It was such a poor woman that she needs


everyone’s help

2. Mary is a good swimmer. She has won


two gold medals.

- Mary is such a good swimmer that she has


won two gold medals.

3. He drank strong coffee. He


couldn’t go to sleep.

- He drank so much coffee that he


couldn’t go to sleep.

4. It was a long walk. The


children got tired.

- It was such a long walk that


the children got tired.

5. He had a difficult exercise. He


couldn’t do it.

- It such a difficult exercise that


he couldn’t do it.
6. The speaker gave a long talk. Most of the
audience felt sleepy.

- The talk that the speaker gave was so long that


most of the audience felt sleepy.

7. We watched an exciting competition. We didn’t


want to go home.

- The competition that we watched was so exciting


that we didn’t want to go home.

8. It was an excellent show. We


all enjoyed it.

- The show was so excellent that


we all enjoyed it.

9. His letter was rude. I didn’t know


what to think.

- His letter was so rude that I didn’t


know what to think.

10. The train was so slow. It would have been


faster to walk.

- It was such a slow train that it would have


been faster to walk.

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with so/such/such a.

1. It’s difficult to understand him because he speaks so quietly.

2. I like Liz and Joe. They’re such nice people.

3. It was a great holiday. We had such a good time.

4. I was surprised that he looked so well after his recent illness.

5. Everything is so expensive these days, isn’t it?

6. The weather is beautiful, isn’t it? I didn’t expect it to be such a nice day.

7. I have to go. I didn’t realise it was so late.

8. He always looks good. He wears such nice clothes.


9. It was such a boring film that I felt asleep while I was watching it.

10. I couldn’t believe the news. It was such a shock.

11. I think she works too hard. She looks so tired all the time.

12. The food at the hotel was so awful. I’ve never eaten such awful food.

13. They’ve got so much money they don’t know what to do with it.

14. I didn’t realise you lived such a long way from the city centre.

15. The party was really great. It was such a pity you couldn’t come.

Exercise 5: Choose the correct answer.


1. He was so/such shy that he didn’t want to go to the party.

2. The dress was so/such small that I couldn’t wear it.

3. It was so/such a lovely night that we stayed outside until late.

4. It was so/such a long journey that we feel asleep.

5. She was so/such busy that she couldn’t have lunch.

6. The cat is so/such fat that it can’t walk.

7. She is so/such a good teacher that all the students like her.

8. I had so/such a terrible headache that I spent the whole day in bed.

9. It was so/such a boring book that I couldn’t finish reading it.

10. The weather was so/such hot that we couldn’t sleep at night.

Exercise 6: Tick  to the correct sentences and Underline the mistake in each sentence.
1. I didn’t know you had so a big house. => such

2. I’ve never met such a kind people as your family. => x

3. It’s been such terrible weather that the farmers haven’t been able to grow anything.

4. If you weren’t such impatient, things would be better for you. => so

5. He always makes so fool of himself as nobody wants to make friends with him. => that

6. He always makes such a stupid mistakes. => x

7. He had such a fast car that he travelled everywhere in no time.


8. It’s so late and I won’t be able to catch my usual train. => that

9. He speaks so fast that I can understand nothing he says.

10. I have such much work that I can’t go out. => so

11. Why are you making so many noise?=> much

12. He works so a hard that he looks exhausted most of the time. => x

13. There were so many people on the bus that I couldn’t find an empty seat.

14. If you keep on practicing so much, you’ll make a lot of progress.

15. He is so an idiot that everybody ignores him. => x

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