UNIT 9B

SO / SUCH
We often use So and Such to express a consequence.
‘The problem was so difficult that he couldn’t solve it’
‘It was such a difficult problem that he couldn’t solve it’
So + adjective / adverb + that + clause
‘The car was so expensive (that) we couldn’t buy it’
‘He speaks so quickly(that) people don’t understand him’
So much / so many + noun + that + clause
‘There were so many people (that) I couldn’t find a seat’
‘There was so much noise (that) I couldn’t listen to her’
Such (a) + adjective + noun + that + clause
‘It was such a hot day (that) I went to the beach’ Countable singular noun
‘It’s such a good book (that) I want to read it again’
‘It was such hot weather (that) I went to the beach’ Uncountable noun
‘They are such good players (that) they will probably win the match’ Plural noun
We can also use so and such without a that clause as an emphatic way of saying ‘really’
‘This dress is so beautiful!’
‘Our neighbours are such friendly people!’

LIKE/AS
Like ‘similar to’ ‘Her house is like a palace’
‘for example’ ‘There are different means of transport like trains, buses, planes...’
/ such as
‘in the same way that’ ‘Nobody acts like he does’ (informal)
As ‘in the function of’ (to describe someone’s job or duty) ‘She works as a doctor’
‘to describe how we use something’ ‘They used a stone as a hammer’
‘in the same way that’ ‘As I said before, I agree with you’(formal)
Such as ‘To introduce examples’ ‘You have to avoid fatty food, such as bacon and
hamburgers’