Bài 2: Use SO, SUCH or SUCH A

1. We stayed in the sun for...such a...long time that we became sunburned

2. There were...so.....many people on the bus that we decded to walk

3. The program was..so...entertaining that nobody wanted to miss it

4. I like Tom and Ann. They're....such....nice people

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

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

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

8. It was...such a....boring film that I fell asleep

9. The children had...so...much fun at the carnival that they begged to go again

10. The food at the hotel was...so....awful. I've never eaten,..such ...awful food

Rewrite the following sentences

1. It was such a high wall that we couldn't climb over the wall. (too... to)

=>IT WAS TOO HIGH FOR US TO CLIMB OVER THE WALL.

2. The room is so tidy that it took us one hour to clean it. (such... that)

=>IT IS SUCH A TIDY ROOM THAT IT TOOK US ONE HOUR TO CLEAN IT.

3. It is such a long film that they canh broad cast it on one night. (so... that)

=>THE FILM IS SO LONG THAT THEY CANH BROAD CAST IT ON ONE NIGHT.

4. The weather was so warm that they had a walk in the garden. (enoug... to)

=>THE WEATHER WAS WARM ENOUGH FOR THEM TO HAV WALK IN THE GARDEN.

5. It was such a funny story that he couldn't stop laughing. (to... to)

=>THE STORY WAS TOO FUN FOR HIM TO STOP LAUGHING.

6. The match was so exciting that all the fans shouted loudly. (such... that)

=>IT WAS SUCH A EXCITING MATCH THAT ALL THE FANS SHOUTED LOUDLY.

7. There is so much rain that we canh go out. (such... that)

=>IT IS SUCH A HEAVY RAIN THAT WE CAN'T GO OUT.

8. The milk is excellent enough for the children to want some more. (so... that)

=>THE MILK IS SO EXCILLENT THAT THE CHILDREN WANT SOME MORE.

9. My sister is too young to go to the zoo alone. (so... that)

=>MY SISTER IS SO YOUNG THAT SHE CAN'T GO TO THE ZOO ALONE.

10. There were so many people in the hall that we couldn't see him. (such... that)

=>IT WAS SUCH MANY PEOPLE THAT WE COULDN'T SEE HIM.

11. They drunk such a lot of coffee that they couldn't sleep all night. (so0... that)

=>THEY DRUNK SO MUCH COFFEE THAT THEY COULDN'T SLEEP ALL NIGHT,

12. The road is too narrow for two cars to pass each other. (enough... to)

=>THE ROAD IS NOT WIDE ENGOUGH FOR TWO CARS TO PASS EACH OTHER.

13. The game is too difficult for the children to play. (enough... to)

=>THE GAME IS NOT EASY ENOUGH FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY.

14. Alice had so many exercises to do that she couldn't go out. (such... that)

=>IT WAS SUCH A LOT OF MANY EXERCISES FOR ALICE THAT SHE COULDN'T GO OUT.

15. He runs so slowly that he canh win a prize. (too... to)

=>HE RUNS TOO SLOW TO WIN A PRIZE.

16. The downtown area is too crowded for you to get a taxi. (so... that)

=>THE DOWNTOWN IS SO CROWDED THAT YOU CAN'T GET A TAXI.

17. The weather was lovely enough for us to spend the whole day in the garden. (such...that)

=>IT WAS SUCH A LOVELY WEATHER FOR US TO SPEND THE WHOLE DAY IN THE GARDEN.

18. He drank such a lot of coffee that he couldn't get to sleep. (so... that)

=>HE DRANK SO MUCH COFFEE THAT HE COULDN'T GET TO SLEEP.

19. I was so tired that I fell asleep in the armchair. (enough... to)

=>I WAS TIRED ENOUGH TO FALL ALSEEP IN THE ARMCHAIR

20. The exam was so difficult that most of the students couldn't do it. (such... that)

=>IT WAS SUCH A DIFFICULT EXAM THAT MOST OF STUDENTS COULDN'T DO IT.

21. My father is such a busy man that he doesn't have any free time. (too... to)

=>MY FATHER IS TOO BUSY TO HAVE SOME FREE TIME.

22. It is such an illegible handwriting that I can't figure out what this sentence says. (so... that)

=>IT IS SO ILLEGIBE HANDWRITING FOR ME THAT I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS SENTENCE SAYS.

23. His son's feet are so big that he has difficulty finding slippers to fit him.

(too...to)

=>HIS SON'S FEET ARE TOO BIG TOFIND SLIPPERS TO FIT HIM.

24. The composition was so bad that I couldn't read it (too...to)

=>THE COMPOSITION WAS TOO BAD TO READ IT.

25. The book is so interesting that we have read it many times. (such...that)

=>IT IS SUCH A INTERESTING BOOK THAT WE HAVE READ IT MANY TIMES.

26. He drives too fast for me to call. (so...that)

=>HE DRIVES SO FAST THAT I CAN'T CALL.

27. The food is too hot for the old woman to eat. (enough)

=>THE FOOD IS NOT COLD ENOUGH FOR THE WOMAN TO GET

28. This folk song is simple. Everybody can sing it.

=>THIS FOLK SONG IS TOO SIMPLE FOR EVERYBODY TO SING IT.

29. The little girl looks miserable. We all feel sorry for her.

=>IT IS SUCH A MISERABLE LITTLE GIRL THAT WE ALL FEEL SORRY HER.

The little girl IS TOO MISERABLE FOR US TO FEEL SORRY HER

30. That tower was very high. We couldn't climb it up.

=>THAT IS SUCH A HIGH TOWER THAT WE COULDN'T CLIMB IT UP

That is ............

31. The tale story is very exciting. We want to hear it again.

It is SUCH A EXICITING TALE STORY THAT WE WANT TO HEAR IT AGAIN

32. I don't think Mary is old enough to get married.

I think Mary IS TOO YOUNG TO GET MARRIED

Use SO or SUCH

1. The sun shone .. so. brightly that Maria had to put on her sunglasses.

2. Dean was ..such.. a powerful swimmer that he always won the race.

3. There were ...such.. few students registered that the class was cancelled.

4. We had ..such... wonderful memories of that place that we decided to return.

5. We had ...so.. good a time at the party that we hated to leave.

6. The benefit was .so... great a success that the promoters decided to return.

7. It was .such... a nice day that we decided to go to the beach.

8. Jane looked ..so.. sick that the nurse told her to go home.

9. Those were ..such.. difficult assignments that we spent two weeks finishing them.

10. Ray called at .such... an early hour that we weren't awake yet.

1, the sun shone so brightly that Maria had to put on her sunglasses

2, Dean was such a powerful swimmer that he always won the race

3, there were so few students registerest that the class was cancelled

4, we had so wonderful memories of that place that we decided to return

5, we had so good a time at the party that we hated to leave

6, the benefit was so great a success that the promoters decidedto return

7, it was such a nice day that we decided to go to the beach

8, jane looked so sick that the nurse told her to go home

9, those were so difficult assignments finishing them

10, ray called at such an early hour that we weren' t awake yet

Bài 1: Use SO, SUCH or SUCH A

1, The sun shone...so......brightly that Maria had to put on her sunglasses

2. Dean was.such a...powerful swimmer that he always won the races

3. There were....such..few students registered that the class was cancelled

4. We had..such..wonderful memorise of that place that we dicided to return

5. We had...such a...good a time at the party that we hated to leave

6. The benefit was....so...great a success that the promoters decided to repeat it

7. It was..such a......nice day that we decided to go to the beach

8. Jane looked..so..sick that the nurse told her to go home

9. Those were....such...diffcult assignments that we spent 2 weeks finishing them

10. Ray called at...such an..early hour that we weren't awake yet

It took us so long to get home that we missed our supper-

It took us such a long time to get home that we missed our supper.-

We were so tired that we went straight to bed when we got home.-

We had such a tiring day that we went straight to bed when we got home.-

The room was in such a mess that it took two hours to tidy.-

The room was so untidy that it took two hours to sort out.-

He was such a fool that no one took notice of him-

He was so silly that no one took notice of him- 

It took us so long to get home that we missed our supper

It took us such a long time to get home that we missed our supper.

We were so tired that we went straight to bed when we got home.

We had such a tiring day that we went straight to bed when we got home.

The room was in such a mess that It took two hours to tidy.

 The room was so untidy that It took two hours to sort out.

He was such a fool that No one took notice of him

He was so silly that No one took notice of him

combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence , using "so+..+that or such+..+that"

11. The book is very interesting. I can't put it down

IT IS SUCH AN INTERESTING BOOK THAT I CAN'T PUT IT DOWN

12. she put a lot of clothes in her case. She couldn't carry it

SHE PUT SO MUCH CLOTHES IN HER CASE THAT SHE COULDN'T CARRY IT

13.she worked very hard for her examination . she made herself ill

SHE WORKED SO HARD for her examination THAT she made herself ill

14. It took us only ten minutes to get there , there was little traffic

There was SO little traffic THAT It took us only ten minutes to get there

15. the sun was very fierce. we didn't want to sunbathe

the sun was SO fierce THAT we didn't want to sunbathe

Viết lại câu mà không làm thay đổi nghĩa

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

\(\Rightarrow\) It is such a tidy room that it took us one hour to clean it.

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

\(\Rightarrow\) 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.

\(\Rightarrow\) It is such a long film that they can’t broadcast it on one night.

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

\(\Rightarrow\) 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.

\(\Rightarrow\) It was such bad news that she burst into tears on hearing it.

6. The food was so hot that it turned my tongue.

\(\Rightarrow\) It was such hot food that it turned my tongue.

7. There is so much rain that we can’t go out.

\(\Rightarrow\) There is such a lot of rain that we can’t go out.

8. The boy is so fat that every calls him Stuffy.

\(\Rightarrow\) He is such a fat boy that every calls him Stuffy.

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

\(\Rightarrow\) It is such excellent milk that all the children want some more.

10. The weather was so warm that they had a walk in the garden.

\(\Rightarrow\) It was such warm weather that they had a walk in the garden

11. There were so many people in the hall that we couldn’t see him.

\(\Rightarrow\) There were such a lot of people in the hall that we couldn’t see him.

12. The match was so exciting that all the fans shouted loudly.

\(\Rightarrow\) It was such an exciting match that all the fans shouted loudly.

13. They drank so much coffee that they couldn’t sleep all night.

\(\Rightarrow\) They drunk such a lot of coffee that they couldn’t sleep all night.

14. Alice had so many exercises to do that she couldn’t go out.

\(\Rightarrow\) Alice had such a lot of exercises to do that she couldn’t go out.

15. The woman was so poor that she needed everyone’s help.

\(\Rightarrow\) She was such a poor woman that she needed everyone’s.

Good luck!

Viết lại câu mà không làm thay đổi nghĩa

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

=> It is …. such a tidy room that it took us one hours 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 film 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 bad news that she burst into tears on hearing it.

6) The food was so hot that it turned my tongue.

=> It was….. such hot food that it turned my tongue.

7) There is so much rain that we can’t go out.

=> There is such…. much tain that we can't go out.

8) The boy is so fat that every calls him Stuffy.

=> He is …. such a fat boy that every calls him Stuffy.

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

=> It is …. such excellent milk that all children want some more.

10) The weather was so warm that they had a walk in the garden.

=> It was…. such warm weather that they had a walk in the garden.

11) There were so many people in the hall that we couldn’t see him.

=> There were such… many people in the hall that we couldn't see him.

12) The match was so exciting that all the fans shouted loudly.

=> It was… such an exiting match that all the fans shouted loudly.

13) They drank so much coffee that they couldn’t sleep all night.

=> They drunk such….. much coffee that they couldn't sleep all night.

14) Alice had so many exercises to do that she couldn’t go out.

=> Alice had such….. many exercises to do that she couldn't go out.

15) The woman was so poor that she needed everyone’s help.

=> She was ….. such a poor woman that she needed everyone's help.

Complete the second sentense so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given.DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN.You must use between THREE and EIGHT WORDS,including the word given.

1.They have arrange to see the director tomorrow morning.(arrangements)

->They have.....made arrangements to see .................................................the director tomorrow morning.

2.The last time Peter saw John was the day they left school.(seen)

->Peter has.....seen John .....since...............................................the day they left school.

3.The demand for tickets was so great that people queued day and night.(such)

->It was......such great demand .........................................................for tickets that people queued day and night.

4.We agree that each of us would do the washing up on alternative days.(turns)

->We agree........that each of us take turn...................................................to do the washing up.

5.It took her a long time to recover from her illness.(get)

->It took her a long time.....to get over..................................her illness.

6.It's been months since I last spoke with Paul.(contact)

->I haven't....contacted with Paul for........................................................months.

7.He has never felt so embarrassed before.(ever)

->It's....the first time he has ever ...................................................................embarrassed.

8.She was going to hand in her notice when the boss decided to promote her.(point)

->She.....came to the point in her..................................................................notice when the boss decided to promote her.

9.He has tried to lose weight before.(first)

->It's..the first time he has ever had.......................................................................a diet.

10.France hasn't won a gold medal in this sport for ages.(time)

->It's...a long time since France won a gold medal in this sport...........