SO & SUCH

SO & SUCH

Pelajari kalimat perbandingan di bawah ini :

- I didn’t enjoy the book. The story was so stupid
- I didn’t enjoy the book. It was such a stupid story

Kita menggunakan so dengan adjective tanpa Kata Benda (noun) : so stupid

Kita menggunakan such dengan adjective dengan Kata Benda (noun) : such a stupid story

Anda juga bias menggunakan so dengan adverb:

- He is difficult to understand because he speaks so quickly

a. So dan Such digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu bentuk sifat yang lebih kuat:
- it’s a lovely day, isn’t it? It’s so warm (betul-betul hangat)
- we enjoyed our holiday. We had such a good time (betul-betul saat yang berbahagia)
bandingkan so dan such dalam kalimat berikut ini :

- I like Tom and Ann. They are so nice

- I like Tom and Ann. They are such nice people (bukan ‘so nice people’)

b. So….that dan such …. That

- I was so tired that I went to bed at seven

- She worked so hard that she made herself ill
- It was such lovely weather that we spent the whole day in the garden
- The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down
- It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down

Dalam hal tertentu, Anda bisa menghilangkan that dalam kalimat berikut ini :

- I was so tired (that) I went to bed at seven

c. Dalam kalimat berikut ini, so dan such digunakan dalam cara yang berbeda:
- I expected the weather to be much cooler. I didn’t expect it to be so warm (=as warm as it is)
- I’m tired because I got up at 6. I don’t usually get up so early (=as early as 6)
- Hurry up! Don’t walk so slowly (=as slowly as you are walking)
- I was surprised when Jack told me that the house was built 100 years ago.
I didn’t realize it was so old
I didn’t realize it was such an old house (= as old as it is)

d. Kita mengatakan : so long tetapi such a long time; so far tetapi such a long way; so many, so much tetapi
such a lot (of) :
- I haven’t seen him for so long [ for such a long time] that I’ve forgotten what he looks like
- I didn’t know you lived so far [such a long way from] from the city center
- Why did you buy so much [such a lot of] food?

SO & SUCH
SO & SUCH

Pelajari kalimat perbandingan di bawah ini :

- I didn’t enjoy the book. The story was so stupid
- I didn’t enjoy the book. It was such a stupid story

Kita menggunakan so dengan adjective tanpa Kata Benda (noun) : so stupid

Kita menggunakan such dengan adjective dengan Kata Benda (noun) : such a stupid story

Anda juga bias menggunakan so dengan adverb:

- He is difficult to understand because he speaks so quickly

e. So dan Such digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu bentuk sifat yang lebih kuat:
- it’s a lovely day, isn’t it? It’s so warm (betul-betul hangat)
- we enjoyed our holiday. We had such a good time (betul-betul saat yang berbahagia)
bandingkan so dan such dalam kalimat berikut ini :

- I like Tom and Ann. They are so nice

- I like Tom and Ann. They are such nice people (bukan ‘so nice people’)

f. So….that dan such …. That

- I was so tired that I went to bed at seven

- She worked so hard that she made herself ill
- It was such lovely weather that we spent the whole day in the garden
 - The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down
- It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down

Dalam hal tertentu, Anda bisa menghilangkan that dalam kalimat berikut ini :

- I was so tired (that) I went to bed at seven

g. Dalam kalimat berikut ini, so dan such digunakan dalam cara yang berbeda:
- I expected the weather to be much cooler. I didn’t expect it to be so warm (=as warm as it is)
- I’m tired because I got up at 6. I don’t usually get up so early (=as early as 6)
- Hurry up! Don’t walk so slowly (=as slowly as you are walking)
- I was surprised when Jack told me that the house was built 100 years ago.
I didn’t realize it was so old
I didn’t realize it was such an old house (= as old as it is)

h. Kita mengatakan : so long tetapi such a long time; so far tetapi such a long way; so many, so much tetapi
such a lot (of) :
- I haven’t seen him for so long [ for such a long time] that I’ve forgotten what he looks like
- I didn’t know you lived so far [such a long way from] from the city center
- Why did you buy so much [such a lot of] food?

SO & SUCH
SO & SUCH

Pelajari kalimat perbandingan di bawah ini :

- I didn’t enjoy the book. The story was so stupid
- I didn’t enjoy the book. It was such a stupid story

Kita menggunakan so dengan adjective tanpa Kata Benda (noun) : so stupid

Kita menggunakan such dengan adjective dengan Kata Benda (noun) : such a stupid story

Anda juga bias menggunakan so dengan adverb:

- He is difficult to understand because he speaks so quickly

i. So dan Such digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu bentuk sifat yang lebih kuat:
- it’s a lovely day, isn’t it? It’s so warm (betul-betul hangat)
- we enjoyed our holiday. We had such a good time (betul-betul saat yang berbahagia)
bandingkan so dan such dalam kalimat berikut ini :

- I like Tom and Ann. They are so nice

- I like Tom and Ann. They are such nice people (bukan ‘so nice people’)

j. So….that dan such …. That

- I was so tired that I went to bed at seven

- She worked so hard that she made herself ill
- It was such lovely weather that we spent the whole day in the garden
- The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down
- It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down

Dalam hal tertentu, Anda bisa menghilangkan that dalam kalimat berikut ini :

- I was so tired (that) I went to bed at seven

k. Dalam kalimat berikut ini, so dan such digunakan dalam cara yang berbeda:
- I expected the weather to be much cooler. I didn’t expect it to be so warm (=as warm as it is)
- I’m tired because I got up at 6. I don’t usually get up so early (=as early as 6)
- Hurry up! Don’t walk so slowly (=as slowly as you are walking)
- I was surprised when Jack told me that the house was built 100 years ago.
I didn’t realize it was so old
I didn’t realize it was such an old house (= as old as it is)

l. Kita mengatakan : so long tetapi such a long time; so far tetapi such a long way; so many, so much tetapi
such a lot (of) :
- I haven’t seen him for so long [ for such a long time] that I’ve forgotten what he looks like
- I didn’t know you lived so far [such a long way from] from the city center
- Why did you buy so much [such a lot of] food?
 Exercises
Exercises ::

A. In this exercise you have to put in so or such

Examples : Come on! Don’t walk ….so…slowly
I’ve never read ….such….a stupid book
1. I was surprised that he looked _________ well after his recent illness
2. They’ve got _________ a lot of money, they don’t know what to do with it
3. She is a very attractive girl. She’s got _________ beautiful eyes
4. Everything is _________ expensive these days, isn’t it?
5. Why did you ask them _________ stupid questions?
6. It was _________ a boring film that I fell asleep in the middle of it
7. The wind was _________ strong, it was difficult to walk
8. The food at the hotel was very bad. I’ve never eaten _________ awful food

B. This time you have to make a sentence with so from two sentences
Examples: She worked very hard. She made herself ill
She worked so hard (that) she made herself ill
1. I was very excited about going away. I couldn’t sleep
I was so ______________________________________________________
2. The water was very dirty. We decided not to go swimming
_____________________________________________________________
3. She speaks English very well. You would think it was her native language
_____________________________________________________________

C. In this exercise you have to use such instead of so

Examples: The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down
It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down
1. The road is so narrow that it is difficult for two cars to pass each other
It is ________________________________________________________________
2. The weather was so warm that I didn’t need a coat
It __________________________________________________________________
3. His feet are so big that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him
He has got __________________________________________________________
4. There was so many people in the room that we couldn’t move
There were __________________________________________________________

D. Now you have to complete these sentences

Examples: We had a lot of problems. We hadn’t expected to have so many problems
1. It’s quite a long way from your house top the station
I didn’t know it was so ________________________________________________________
2. It took us a long time to get home this evening
It doesn’t usually take us so ____________________________________________________
3. You’ve got a lot of furniture in this room
Why have you got so _________________________________________________________
 Exercises :
Exercises :

E. In this exercise you have to put in so or such

Examples : Come on! Don’t walk ….so…slowly
I’ve never read ….such….a stupid book
1. I was surprised that he looked _________ well after his recent illness
2. They’ve got _________ a lot of money, they don’t know what to do with it
3. She is a very attractive girl. She’s got _________ beautiful eyes
4. Everything is _________ expensive these days, isn’t it?
5. Why did you ask them _________ stupid questions?
6. It was _________ a boring film that I fell asleep in the middle of it
7. The wind was _________ strong, it was difficult to walk
8. The food at the hotel was very bad. I’ve never eaten _________ awful food

F. This time you have to make a sentence with so from two sentences
Examples: She worked very hard. She made herself ill
She worked so hard (that) she made herself ill
1. I was very excited about going away. I couldn’t sleep
I was so ______________________________________________________
2. The water was very dirty. We decided not to go swimming
_____________________________________________________________
3. She speaks English very well. You would think it was her native language
_____________________________________________________________

G. In this exercise you have to use such instead of so

Examples: The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down
It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down
5. The road is so narrow that it is difficult for two cars to pass each other
It is ________________________________________________________________
6. The weather was so warm that I didn’t need a coat
It __________________________________________________________________
7. His feet are so big that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him
He has got __________________________________________________________
8. There was so many people in the room that we couldn’t move
There were __________________________________________________________

H. Now you have to complete these sentences

Examples: We had a lot of problems. We hadn’t expected to have so many problems
1. It’s quite a long way from your house top the station
I didn’t know it was so ________________________________________________________
2. It took us a long time to get home this evening
It doesn’t usually take us so ____________________________________________________
3. You’ve got a lot of furniture in this room
Why have you got so _________________________________________________________