Hi I'm Arnel from Arnel's Everyday
English, and I want to help you understand the difference between so and such. There
are only four simple steps to understanding the difference between these two words.
My lesson plan for today is: So. Such. Comparing so and such.
So/such/ that. A very important structure.
Okay that looks nice and easy, let's continue! So, so means very. Of course so has a lot
of other definitions but today if we're comparing it with such, it means very. We
use so + adjective or adverb. Oh this food looks so good! I have so
plus my adjective, good. This man was playing the violin so
beautifully. Not like me. I have so plus my adverb, beautifully. Let's do another
one. This is so weird. I have so + adjective
weird. Okay we can also use so plus many or much, plus a noun.
When do I use many? When do I use much? I use many with countable nouns, and much
with uncountable nouns. What's a countable noun? What's an uncounutable noun? A countable noun has a singular and a
plural form. Dog, dogs. Hat, hats. Person, people. These are all countable nouns,
used with many. Uncountable nouns do not have a singular
or plural form, there's one form. I drink a lot of water, not waters. Its
information never, informations. There's only one form. Okay. Nicole, why do you drink so much coffee?
So much plus an uncountable noun. I'm under so much pressure at work. So
much plus uncountable noun. Brian, why do you own so many stuffed
animals? So many plus countable noun. When I went to LA I met so many
wonderful people. So many plus countable noun, people. As
you can see in the last two examples I have an adjective in the middle, but
that's okay. It's very important to understand if you use so many/so much,
you must have a noun. Let's move on to such! Okay, it's such plus noun.
Normally an adjective goes in-between. Why do I have a and an in parentheses?Use a and an
if your noun is a singular noun. If it is a plural noun or uncountable noun,
do not use a or an. Yesterday was such a beautiful day. If
you want to sound more natural, try to make such and a one sound. Sucha, sucha,
sucha. Yesterday was sucha beautiful day.
My students put on such an amazing performance.
Again, if you want to sound more natural, combine such an. Suchan, suchan, suchan.
My students put on suchan amazing performance.
Why do I use a? Why do I use an? We use a before a consonant sound and an
before a vowel sound. My son is being such a little monster
today. You know when I was a teenager I never
appreciated it, but I had such patient parents.
Here, why don't I have a or an? Because parents is a plural noun.
So, let's look at so and such side-by-side. Okay I'm always so hungry.
I have such a big appetite. So, plus adjective. Such a plus that noun.
I am so sick today (cough) I have such a bad cold. A cold is a virus.
So plus adjective. Such a plus noun, cold. My brother always uses so much toilet
paper. My brother always uses such much toilet
paper? No. Remember, if you want to use much or many,
you need to use so. You cannot use much or many with such. When I went to Rome, I took so many great
pictures. So many plus my noun. Okay let's break
this down. So, here are the grammar points we discussed. We have so plus adjective.
So many/much plus noun. Such plus noun. We're going to add, that. We use this grammar
to give a result. B happens because a happened. Yesterday I was so tired that I went to
bed at 8:00, This happened, so this happened. Why did I go to bed at 8:00?
Because I was so tired. I was so angry that I couldn't breathe.
This happened and then this happened. Why couldn't I breathe? Because I was so angry. There were so many people on the bus
that I decided to walk. Why did I decide to walk? Because there were so many
people on the bus. My neighbour is such a nice lady that I
decided to bake her cookies. Why did I bake her cookies? Because she's
such a nice lady. Okay, that's everything! You've done an excellent job. If you want
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