It\u2019s one of the most common mistakes made by English learners: not using the intensifiers \u2018so\u2019 and \u2018such\u2019 in the correct context. Here are some examples of typical mistakes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018He has so money.\u2019<\/p>
\u2018He is such funny.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\u2018So\u2019 and \u2018such\u2019 can often mean the same thing, but have their own distinct structures to remember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is everything you need to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
First of all, it is important to understand that \u2018so\u2019 has different functions. Here we are concentrating on \u2018so\u2019 as an intensifier (meaning \u2018very\u2019 or \u2018really\u2019), not as a conjunction (that means \u2018because of this\u2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grammatically speaking, \u2018so\u2019 is used before an adjective or an adverb to make the situation more extreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018He is so hungry.\u2019<\/p>
\u2018She runs so fast.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
In both of the examples above you could directly replace \u2018so\u2019 with \u2018very\u2019 or \u2018really\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But you can also use \u2018so\u2019 before \u2018much\u2019 and \u2018many\u2019 to increase the amount of something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018He has so much money.\u2019 (for uncountable nouns)<\/p>
\u2018She can speak so many languages.\u2019 (for countable nouns).<\/p><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Note that \u2018very\u2019 and \u2018really\u2019 cannot be used here. Also, note that you cannot use \u2018so\u2019 with \u2018lots of\u2019 or \u2018a lot of\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018She has so a lot of money.\u2019<\/s><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSuch<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Such performs the same function as \u2018so\u2019: to increase the intensity or quantity of something. However, unlike \u2018so\u2019 (and also unlike \u2018very\u2019 or \u2018really\u2019), \u2018such\u2019 must be proceeded by a noun (with or without an adjective).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018He is such a good friend.\u2019<\/p>
\u2018She is such a dreamer\u2019 (An extreme example of a dreamer)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
When it comes to using \u2018such\u2019 to increase the quantity of something, then it is only used with \u2018a lot of\u2019 (not \u2018much\u2019, \u2018many\u2019 or \u2018lots of\u2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Jenny has such a lot of good ideas.\u2019<\/p>
\u2018There are such a lot of nice places to visit in this city.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Comparing \u2018so\u2019 and \u2018such\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The fact is that \u2018so\u2019 and \u2018such\u2019 can be used interchangeably, as long as you remember to adapt the rest of your sentence structure accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018I am so happy right now.\u2019<\/p>
\u2018I am such a happy person right now\u2019<\/p>
\u2018Those dogs are so aggressive.\u2019<\/p><\/p>
\u2018They are such aggressive dogs\u2019<\/p>
\u2018Sarah has many friends.\u2019<\/p>
\u2018Sarah has such a lot of friends.\u2019<\/p>
\u2018Jerome eats so much food.\u2019<\/p>
\u2018Jerome eats such a lot of food.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Follow these simple grammar rules and you never need make this type of mistake again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One final use of \u2018so\u2019 and \u2018such\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Another commonly shared of \u2018so\u2019 and \u2018such\u2019, and something that is very different from \u2018very\u2019 and \u2018really\u2019, is that these words can be used in a sentence to show the result of something. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018I was so hungry (that) I ate two whole pizzas.\u2019<\/p>
\u2018I had such a good time (that) I want to go back there next year.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
This is never possible with \u2018very\u2019 or \u2018really\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018I was very hungry (that) I ate two whole pizzas.\u2019<\/s><\/p>
\u2018I had such a good time (that) I want to go back there next year.\u2019<\/s><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s one of the most common mistakes made by English learners: not using the intensifiers \u2018so\u2019 and \u2018such\u2019 in the correct context. Here are some examples of typical mistakes: \u2018He has so money.\u2019 \u2018He is such funny.\u2019 \u2018So\u2019 and \u2018such\u2019 can often mean the same thing, but have their own distinct structures to remember. Here […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[15,581,568,571],"class_list":["post-1450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grammar","tag-grammar","tag-grammar-rules","tag-vocabulary","tag-vocabulary-enhancement"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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