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So and Such

📘 So vs. Such

"So" and "Such" are used to emphasize meaning, especially with adjectives and nouns.

1️⃣ SO + Adjective / Adverb

🟢 Use so before an adjective or adverb.

Structure:
so + adjective
so + adverb

Examples:

  • She is so kind.
  • He drives so fast.
  • The test was so difficult.

2️⃣ SUCH + (Adjective) + Noun

🟢 Use such before a noun (with or without an adjective).

Structure:
such + adjective + noun
such + noun

Examples:

  • She is such a kind person.
  • It was such a nice day.
  • They are such good students.
  • He told such lies.

🟨 Compare:

Sentence with "so" Sentence with "such"
The movie was so good. It was such a good movie.
He is so smart. He is such a smart boy.
The weather is so hot. It’s such hot weather.

⚠️ Article "a/an"

When using "such" with singular countable nouns, don’t forget a/an.

  • ✅ She is such a nice girl.
  • ❌ She is such nice girl.

❗ SO...THAT / SUCH...THAT

Use them to express a result.

Examples:

  • The food was so spicy that I couldn’t eat it.
  • It was such a boring movie that we left early.

📝 Practice

Choose the correct form: so or such.

  1. She is ___ a good teacher. → such
  2. The soup is ___ hot! → so
  3. It was ___ an interesting book. → such
  4. They are ___ fast runners. → such
  5. That exam was ___ hard that I failed. → so