So and Such

Let's talk about so and such.

When do we use them and how do we use them?

First of all, we NEVER use so or such after a/an.

e.g.       a so big house       or       a such nice day.

Big mistake!

We use these patterns:
be + so  + adjective        and        such + a/an + adjective + noun

e.g. Their house was so big!         They have such a big house!
        The film is so funny!               It is such a funny film!

We can also use so and such with uncountable nouns or a plural noun. In the case of such we simply omit the article a/an since it's plural.

e.g. The food was so good!                           It was such good food!
       The people were so nice!                       They were such nice people!
       The students are so quiet!                     They are such quiet students!



 After a phrase with so or such we can add a clause:

Their house was so big that it took us an hour to go around it!
It was such a funny film that we couldn't stop laughing!
The food was so good (that) we booked a table for tomorrow!
They were such nice people (that) I bought them a 'thank-you' present!

:) :)