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So/such; too/enough - B1

so/such (+ that); enough and too (+ to infinitive and for)

CONTEXT LISTENING

Holly and Max are sister and brother. They are getting ready to go out. Where are they going and what is Max’s problem?

Listen and check if you were right.

  • What does Holly think Max should do?

Listen again and complete the sentences below about Holly and Max.

  1. He says his blue shirt isn’t smart enough.

  2. It’s _____ small for me.

  3. She tells Max not to be _____ silly.

  4. He says Holly loses weight _____ easily.

  5. She says Max is _____ a lazy person.

  6. She says he never walks quickly _____ .

  7. She says he has _____ much ice cream and _____ many burgers.

  8. She says he doesn’t eat _____ fruit.

Look at your answers.

  1. Write the words which follow so:

  2. Write the three words which follow such:

  3. Write the word which follows enough:

  4. Write the words in sentences 1 and 6 which go before enough:

  5. Write the words which follow too:

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GRAMMAR

So and such

So and such make the words that follow stronger:

so + adjective or adverb

You’re so lazy. (adjective)
You’re so lucky. (adjective)
You lose weight so easily. (adverb)

such + (a) + (adjective) + noun

You’re such a lazy person. (countable noun)
You say such unkind things. (plural countable noun)
You talk such nonsense. (uncountable noun)

so + many/few + (adj) + countable noun:

You make so many excuses.
I’ve got so few nice clothes.

so + much/little + (adj) + uncountable noun

They cost so much money.
I have so little time.

such + a lot of + countable or + uncountable noun

You make such a lot of excuses.
They cost such a lot of money.

So and such + (that) ...

We use so and such + (that) to say why something happens.

Action/event etc. | so/such | + (that) result

I’m so busy (that) I can’t think about keeping fit.

  • = I can’t think about keeping fit because I’m extremely busy.

He walked so slowly (that) we arrived late.

  • = We arrived late because he walked extremely slowly.

It was such an untidy office (that) we couldn’t find our books.

  • = We couldn’t find our books because the office was extremely untidy.

The news was such a shock (that) they didn’t know what to say.

  • = They didn’t know what to say because the news was a big shock.

Max ate so many sweets (that) he felt ill.

  • = Max felt ill because he ate a lot of sweets.

Max lost so much weight (that) he had to buy new clothes.

  • = Max had to buy new clothes because he’d lost a lot of weight.

Enough and too

Enough means the right quantity. Too means more than enough.

Enough goes:

before a noun:

We’ve got enough sandwiches.
We haven’t got enough sandwiches.

after an adjective/adverb:

This room is warm enough.
This room isn’t warm enough.
Am I speaking loudly enough?

Too goes:

before many/much + noun:

We’ve got too many sandwiches.
We’ve got too much food.

before an adjective/adverb:

This room is too warm.
This room is too cold.
Am I speaking too loudly?

enough and too + to infinitive or for

If we want to add information we use:

enough/too + to infinitive.

It’s too far to walk.
It’s not near enough to walk.
Have you got enough work to do?
He wasn’t running quickly enough to catch us.

enough/too + for something/ someone.

This shirt is too small for me.
I don’t have enough money for gym membership.

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

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