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Exercises

1. Fill in so, such or such a/an.

1. The party next door last night was __ loud that I couldn't sleep. 2. They sell __ lovely things in that shop. 3. I bought __ lot of shopping that I couldn't carry all the bags. 4. It was __ late when I got home that I didn't have dinner. 5. She dresses __ elegantly that everyone admires her. 6. I had __ bad headaches yesterday that I had to leave work and go home. 7. I'm __ hungry that I could eat anything for lunch. 8. He had put __ little salt in the soup that it was tasteless. 9. It was __ amusing film that I laughed all the way through. 10. They have got __ fashionable furniture in their house that it is often photographed for magazines. 11. She is __ interesting person that I could spend hours talking to her. 12. It was __ beautiful day that we went for a walk. 13. It was __ good a painting that I couldn't resist buying it. 14. The soup was __ salty that he couldn't eat it. 15. It was __ awful film that we turned the TV off. 16. He ate __ many cakes that he felt sick. 17. It was __ good coffee that I asked for another cup. 18. It was __ valuable jewellery that it had been insured for millions.

2. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.

  1. I had a lot of homework to do, so I couldn't go out.  I had ……. to do that I couldn't go out. (so)

  2. The bus was very late. We decided to take a taxi.  The bus was …….. we decided to take a taxi. (so)

  3. He was sleeping soundly. We couldn't wake him.  He was …….. we couldn't wake him. (so)

  4. It was very exciting news and I couldn't wait to tell everyone.  It was ….. I couldn't wait to tell everyone. (such)

  5. She is a very clever girl and her parents are very proud of her.  She is ….. her parents are very proud of her. (such)

  6. Jane doesn't spend much time studying. She may fail her exams.  Jane spends …… she may fail her exams. (little)

  7. Peter did a lot of work yesterday, so he has nothing to do today.  Peter did …….. yesterday that he has nothing to do today. (much)

  8. His luggage was heavy. He decided to call a porter.  He had ……. that he decided to call a porter. (such)

Structural Conversion

  1. The trousers were so tight that he couldn't put them on.

The trousers were too tight for him to put on.

So tight were the trousers that he couldn't put them on.

  1. The snow was so deep that they couldn't leave the house.

It was such deep snow that they couldn't leave the house.

So deep was the snow that they couldn't leave the house.

  1. The exercise was so hard that I couldn't do it.

It was such a hard exercise that I couldn't do it.

The exercise was too hard for me to do.

  1. It was such an expensive dress that I couldn't buy it.

The dress was too expensive for me to buy.

The dress wasn't cheap enough for me to buy.

  1. He was so tired that he couldn't work any more.

He was too tired to work any more.

  1. His fear was such that he almost fainted.

So great was his fear that he almost fainted.

He was so afraid that he almost fainted.

  1. There was so much dirt in the room that she couldn't clean it.

The room was so dirty that she couldn't clean it.

So dirty was the room that she couldn't clean it.

It was such a dirty room that she couldn’t clean it.