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B1. Difficulty 3. Some interference.

So and Such

Intensifying an adjective versus intensifying a noun phrase.

Why you specifically

Người học tiếng Việt thường dùng một từ nhấn mạnh cho cả tính từ/trạng từ và cụm danh từ. Trong tiếng Anh, phải phân biệt so + tính từ/trạng từ và such + cụm danh từ.

The rule

So is used to intensify an adjective or an adverb: so hot, so quickly. Such is used to intensify a noun phrase: such a hot day, such quick work, such a difficult exam. With so, the result is often shown with that: so tired that... With such, the structure is usually such + (a/an) + adjective + noun: such a good idea, such an interesting book. Be careful: so is not used directly before a noun phrase, and such is not used before an adjective alone.

so + adjective/adverb + that + clause
such + (a/an) + adjective + noun + that + clause
so + many/much/few/little + noun + that + clause
such + noun phrase

The trap

The movie was such boring that I left early.
The movie was so boring that I left early.
Use so before an adjective or adverb, and often with that to show a result.
It was so a boring movie that I left early.
It was such a boring movie that I left early.
Use such before a noun phrase: such + a/an + adjective + noun.
She spoke such quietly that nobody heard her.
She spoke so quietly that nobody heard her.
Use so before an adverb.
He is so a careful driver that I feel safe with him.
He is such a careful driver that I feel safe with him.
Use such before a noun phrase, not before an adjective alone.

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