Examples of how to use the word “such” in a sentence. How to connect “such” with other words to make correct English sentences.
such (det, pron): used before a noun or noun phrase to add emphasis; of a particular or similar type
Use “such” in a sentence
| It’s hard to work efficiently in such noisy environment. |
| I will do my best to ensure that such mistakes do not occur in future. |
| There’s no excuse for such behavior. |
| He is an expert at solving such problems. |
| As far as I know, there is no such function. |
| Such toys have a bad influence on children. |
| It’s normal to feel tired after such a long trip. |
| I’ve never seen such a thing. |
| Why did you say such a thing? |
| He told such a strange story that nobody believed it. |
| There is no evidence to support such a theory. |
| Why did he do such a thing?
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Сравните so и such:
Мы используем so + прилагательное/наречие:
so stupid
такой глупый
so quick
такой быстрый
so nice
такой милый
so quickly
так быстро
- I didn’t like the book. The story was so stupid.
Мне не понравилась эта книга. История была такая глупая. - I like Liz and Joe. They are so nice.
Мне нравятся Лиза и Джо. Они такие милые.
Мы используем such + существительное
such a story
такая история
such people
такие люди
Мы также используем such + прилагательное + существительное:
such a stupid story
such nice people
- I didn’t like the book. It was such a stupid story. (not
a so stupid story) - I like Liz and Joe. They are such nice people. (not
so nice people)
Мы говорим such a … (а не a such):
such a big dog (not a such big dog)
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So и such делают значение прилагательного (или наречия) сильнее:
- It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it? It’s so warm. (= очень тепло)
- It’s difficult to understand him because he talks so quietly. (= очень тихо)
- It was a great holiday. We had such a good time. (= a really good time)
Это был отличный отпуск. Мы очень хорошо провели время.
Вы можете использовать so … that:
Вы можете использовать such … that:
- The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
Книга была такой хорошей, что я никак не мог оторваться. - I was so tired that I fell asleep in the armchair.
Я так устал, что уснул в кресле.
- It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.
Это была такая хорошая книга, что я никак не мог оторваться. - It was such nice weather that we spent the whole day on the beach.
Была такая хорошая погода, что мы провели весь день на пляже.
That часто опускается:
That часто опускается:
- I was so tired I fell asleep.
- It was such nice weather we spent …
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Мы также используем so и such со значением ‘like this’ (не переводится, досл.: как это; происходит сравнение того, что мы думаем, с тем, что есть на самом деле):
- Somebody told me the house was built 100 years ago. I didn’t realize it was so old. (= as old as it is = настолько старый — так стар, как оно есть на самом деле)
- I’m tired because I got up at six. I don’t usually get up so early (так рано).
- I expected the weather to be cooler. I’m surprised it is so warm (так тепло).
- I didn’t realise it was such an old house.
Я не представлял себе, что это настолько старый дом. - You know it’s not true. How can you say such a thing?
Я знаю, что это не правда. Как ты можешь такое говорить? (досл.: такую вещь)
Обратите внимание на выражение no such … :
- You won’t find the word ‘blid’ in the dictionary. There’s no such word. (= this word does not exist)
Вы не найдете слова ‘blid’ в словаре. Такого слова нет.
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Сравните:
- I haven’t seen her for so long I’ve forgotten what she looks like.
Я так давно ее не видел, что забыл как она выглядит.
- I haven’t seen her for such a long time. (not
so long time)
Я так давно ее не видел. (досл.: такое долгое время)
- I didn’t know it was so far.
Я не знал, что это так далеко.
- I didn’t know it was such a long way.
Я не знал, что это такой долгий путь.
so much, so many
such a lot (of)
- I’m sorry I’m late — there was so much traffic.
Извините, что опоздал — так много машин на дорогах.
- I’m sorry I’m late — there was such a lot of traffic.
Извините, что опоздал — так много машин на дорогах.
Упражнения
1. Выберите so, such или such a.
2. Составьте одно предложение из двух. Используйте so или such.
She worked hard.It was a beautiful day.- I was tired.
- We had a good time on holiday.
- She speaks English well.
- I’ve got a lot to do.
- The music was loud.
- I had a big breakfast.
- It was horrible weather.
- I was surprised.
You could hear it from miles away.
You would think it was her native language.
We spent the whole day indoors.
She made herself ill.
I couldn’t keep my eyes open.
I didn’t eat anything else for the rest of the day.
We decided to go to the beach.
I didn’t know what to say.
I don’t know where to begin.
We didn’t want to come home.
3. Закончите эти пары предложений, используя свои идеи.
We enjoyed our holiday. It was so .
We enjoyed our holiday. We had such .
I like Catherine. She’s so .
I like Catherine. She’s such .
I like New York. It’s so .
I like New York. It’s such .
I wouldn’t like to be a teacher. It’s so .
I wouldn’t like to be a teacher. It’s such .
It’s great to see you again! I haven’t seen you for so .
It’s great to see you again! I haven’t seen you for such .
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The reason we need an article here is the noun needs a determiner, and your question is basically how do I know when I need a determiner.
The basic test for if a noun needs a determiner is this: is the noun countable, and is it singular? If the answer is yes to both of those questions, then you need to use a determiner. Now, it might take a while to count every work or art, but you can count every work of art. Notice in the previous sentence the word «every» was functioning as the determiner (determiners can be many different adjectives, but the most common are the articles—a, an, and the). It was specifying which of the works of art that I was talking about. Another example might be the word «cow». It’s incorrect to say «Cow eats grass», but «The cow eats grass», «A cow eats grass», «Every cow eats grass» and «Cows eat grass» (remember, plural words do not need determiners) are all correct.
Simple, isn’t it? Well, the English language being the English language couldn’t leave something simple, could it?
There are of course exceptions to the above guideline:
Plural nouns do not need determiners (as demonstrated earlier)
Proper names do not need determiners e.g., «Bob eats grass» is correct and «A Bob eats grass» is questionable usage (I’m sure if I thought about it for long enough I could come up with a legitimate reason to use that construction, but for the most part, no.)
Uncountable nouns (also known as mass nouns) do not need determiners and if you use any with one (an example of such being «information») you should only avoid the ones that imply singularity, such as «a» or «an». To clarify, one can say «the information is incorrect» but not «an information is incorrect», because there’s no such thing as «an information».
One final note: notice how in all of these exceptions I said «does not need». You can still use determiners with most of the exceptions, you just don’t have to.
Let’s get back to your sentence, «work of art» is a countable, singular noun, so it needs an article in front of it.
Oh, and there are of course some nouns that can actually go both ways: that is, it’s entirely defensible to use them either with or without a determiner.
Practically all of this post is a paraphrase of the article posted by Grammar Girl entitled «When to Use Articles Before Nouns» (I highly recommend searching Google for the name of the article along with Grammar Girl because she’s a much better writer than I) because I couldn’t remember for the life of me the actual reasons why—and I can’t post a link to just send you there
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He’s such a ham for the camera! (It means he is silly and poses and loves people taking pictures of him.)
There was such momentum from the wave that I was toppled over.
^^in those two sentences, «such» amplifies (makes stronger) whatever the topic is
Words such as the ones on our vocabulary list are harder to learn than most words. (In this case, «such as» provides a specific example of a larger sample set)
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Xeniaan when can I use ‘ such a….’ ?
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Английский (американский вариант)
Whenever, if a noun can be amplified «such a» can be used.
-Maria is such an idiot!
If the noun cannot be amplified, your can still use «such a» with an adjective before the noun, in this case amplifying the adjective.
-That is such a fluffy dog!
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So and Such are the two words in the English language which are used to emphasize the meaning of the sentence. They are also used to mean ‘like this’. These words are not the same, because while ‘so‘ is used to indicate ‘the extent of something’, ‘such‘ is used to denote ‘of the aforementioned or certain kind or degree’. Let’s take a look at these examples to understand the difference between these two words deeply:
- The movie was so boring, that I can sleep. Or
It was such a boring movie that I can sleep. - I can’t listen to anything. The music was so loud. Or
I can’t listen to anything. There was such loud music. - The breakfast is so delicious that I can have it one more time. Or
It was such a delicious breakfast that I can have it one more time.
In these two examples you might have noticed, that while creating sentences with these two words, we’ve used the noun and adjective differently. In all the sentences the word ‘so’ is used to ‘make the meaning of the adjective stronger’. On the other hand, such is used to denote ‘of the particular type’.
Content: So Vs Such
- Comparison Chart
- Definition
- Key Differences
- Examples
- Counterparts
- How to remember the difference
Comparison Chart
| Basis for Comparison | So | Such |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | The word ‘so’ means to a specific/high degree or very. | The word ‘such’ is used to mean ‘of that kind or of a particular type indicated or implied’. |
| Part of speech | Adverb or Conjunction | Determiner or Pronoun |
| Followed by | Adjective or Adverb | Noun or Noun Phrase |
| Examples | She has marked all the objectives so correctly. | There is such a large tortoise. |
| You are doing so well. | You are such a nice person. | |
| Harry runs so quickly. | He is such a clever boy. |
Definition of So
Basically, the word ‘so’ is used to denote the extent of something, very or without any question. However, it is mainly used to lay emphasis. In English, it can be used in different contexts, hence, in different sentences, the meaning of ‘so’ can be different. Let’s take a look at the points given below to know its usage:
As an adverb:
- Extremely or really:
- I like Steffy. She is so beautiful.
- It was a hectic day. I am so tired.
- Ten days escalated so quickly.
- It is so painful.
- Don’t be so dumb.
- It can be used with the auxiliary verbs have, be and do, to indicate ‘in the same manner’, or ‘similarly’:
- “Raveena loves butterscotch ice cream.” “So does her brother.”
- “I am obsessed with the working conditions.” “So am I.”
- Aforesaid or Aforementioned:
- Do you believe in ghosts? I don’t believe so.
- I hope they have a happy journey. I hope so too.
- In a particular way or like this way:
- The books are so arranged on the shelf that one can find the book of his/her interest very easily.
As conjunction:
- At the beginning of a line or sentence, to link to something said previously:
- So, I got the parcel, the next day.
- So, she left for Africa immediately after getting the news.
- For this reason, or Hence:
- I was not in a mood to talk, so I went to the garden area, to sit lonely.
- In order to:
- Talk quietly so that I can study.
- Get ready fast, so as to reach on time.
- It is used with quantifiers like much, many, little, few etc. followed by a noun, which tells you, the amount or quantity of something:
- There is so much water in the mug that you can easily pour in the glass.
- I have so many friends to party with.
Definition of Such
The term ‘such’ refers to ‘of a specific type or kind, which is either previously stated or about to be stated or implied’. But it is primarily used to put stress on something. It is added in sentences as a determiner, predeterminer and pronoun. It has a number of uses, which are discussed in the points given below:
- To lay emphasis:
- I like Kate. She is such a kindhearted lady.
- It was such a horrible movie.
- I enjoyed my vacations. We had such a great time.
- It represents ‘of a particular or similar kind‘:
- How can you say such a big word?
- She pulled me in such a way that I had a jerk in my hand.
- To refer back to someone or something which is previously or just mentioned:
- There is some Reading comprehension in the question booklet. Such questions are to be solved first.
- I have participated in many such competitions like this one.
- In itself or in the real sense:
- Education as such can’t assure your job security.
- For example:
- There are many brands available at the new store such as Lakme, Lotus, Ponds, Nykaa, Mac etc.
The points given below explain the difference between so and such:
- So, in the simplest sense, means to a great degree. It may refer to very or really or without any kind of doubt. On the other extreme, ‘such’ means ‘of a specific or similar kind which is mentioned or implied.
- The word ‘so’ is either used as an adverb or conjunction in a sentence. As against, ‘such’ is used as a determiner, predeterminer or as a pronoun in a sentence.
- ‘So’ is often followed by an adjective or adverb, whereas a noun or sometimes noun phrase follows the word ‘such’.
Examples
So
- You are so sweet.
- This house is so big.
- The girl is so innocent.
- That was so kind of you.
Such
- She is such a sweetheart.
- They have such a big car.
- America is such a beautiful country.
- We had such a good day.
Counterparts
| So | Such |
|---|---|
| I haven’t seen Alex for so long. | I haven’t seen Alex for such a long time. |
| I can’t even imagine, it was so far. | I can’t even imagine, it was such a long way. |
| There was so much rush at the examination center. | There was such a lot of rush at the examination center. |
How to remember the difference
As we have discussed in the beginning that these two are mainly used to lay emphasis. You can easily know whether to use so or such in a sentence by identifying if the word is followed by a noun or an adjective/adverb. If the word is followed by a noun/noun phrase use ‘such’, but if it is followed by an adjective or adverb use ‘so’.
However, here you have to keep in mind that a noun phrase can contain adjective or adverb, so there you have to use ‘such’.