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",[57,58,59],"em",{},"So",", ",[57,62,63],{},"such",[57,65,66],{},"too"," and\n",[57,69,70],{},"enough"," do most of that work. They look simple, and the ideas behind them are\nsimple, but each one sits in a fixed place in the sentence, and putting it in the\nwrong place is one of the most common mistakes learners make. This guide sorts\nout what each word means and, just as importantly, where it goes.",[73,74,76],"h2",{"id":75},"so-and-such","So and such",[53,78,79,81,82,84,85,88],{},[57,80,59],{}," and ",[57,83,63],{}," both make something stronger, the way ",[57,86,87],{},"very"," does. The whole\ndifference between them is what they attach to.",[53,90,91],{},[92,93,94],"strong",{},"So goes with an adjective or an adverb on its own.",[53,96,97,100,101,100,104],{},[57,98,99],{},"She is so tall."," ",[57,102,103],{},"He ran so quickly.",[57,105,106],{},"I am so tired.",[53,108,109,110,112,113,60,116,119,120,123],{},"There is no noun after the describing word. ",[57,111,59],{}," sits in front of the adjective\n(",[57,114,115],{},"tall",[57,117,118],{},"tired",") or the adverb (",[57,121,122],{},"quickly",") and makes it stronger.",[53,125,126,129],{},[92,127,128],{},"Such goes with a noun",", usually with an adjective in front of the noun.",[53,131,132,100,135,100,138],{},[57,133,134],{},"He is such a tall man.",[57,136,137],{},"It was such nice weather.",[57,139,140],{},"They are such kind\npeople.",[53,142,143,144,60,147,60,150,153,154,157],{},"Notice that a noun is doing the work: ",[57,145,146],{},"man",[57,148,149],{},"weather",[57,151,152],{},"people",". ",[57,155,156],{},"Such"," wraps\naround the whole noun phrase, adjective and all.",[53,159,160,161,163,164,153,167,170,171,153,174,170,177,180],{},"So the test is quick. Is there a noun in the phrase? Use ",[57,162,63],{},". Only an\nadjective or adverb, with no noun? Use ",[57,165,166],{},"so",[57,168,169],{},"So beautiful"," but ",[57,172,173],{},"such a beautiful\ngarden",[57,175,176],{},"So cold",[57,178,179],{},"such a cold day",".",[182,183,185],"h3",{"id":184},"such-a-or-just-such","Such a, or just such?",[53,187,188,190,191,194,195,198,199,60,202,205,206,60,209,60,212,215,216,218,219,221],{},[57,189,156],{}," changes shape depending on the noun. With a singular countable noun, you\nneed ",[57,192,193],{},"a"," or ",[57,196,197],{},"an",": ",[57,200,201],{},"such a good film",[57,203,204],{},"such an easy question",". With a plural noun\nor an uncountable noun, you drop the article: ",[57,207,208],{},"such good films",[57,210,211],{},"such bad\nweather",[57,213,214],{},"such nice people",". The ",[57,217,193],{}," belongs to the singular noun, not to\n",[57,220,63],{},", so it disappears when the noun does.",[182,223,225],{"id":224},"sothat-and-suchthat","So...that and such...that",[53,227,228,229,232],{},"Both words can lead into a result. The pattern names the degree, then ",[57,230,231],{},"that","\nintroduces what the degree caused.",[53,234,235,238,239,241,242,244],{},[57,236,237],{},"I was so tired that I slept for ten hours."," (",[57,240,166],{}," + adjective + ",[57,243,231],{},")",[53,246,247,238,250,253,254,244],{},[57,248,249],{},"It was such a good film that we watched it twice.",[57,251,252],{},"such a"," + noun phrase +\n",[57,255,231],{},[53,257,258,259,261,262,264,265,267,268,271],{},"The rule for choosing between them is exactly the same as before: ",[57,260,166],{}," with an\nadjective or adverb, ",[57,263,63],{}," with a noun. In speech, the word ",[57,266,231],{}," is often left\nout: ",[57,269,270],{},"I was so tired I slept for ten hours"," sounds completely natural.",[73,273,274],{"id":66},"Too",[53,276,277,279,280,282,283,285],{},[57,278,274],{}," means more than you want or more than you need. This is the point that\nmatters most: ",[57,281,66],{}," always signals a problem. It is not just a strong ",[57,284,87],{},"; it\ncarries a complaint.",[53,287,288,291],{},[57,289,290],{},"The coffee is too hot."," (hotter than is comfortable, I cannot drink it)",[53,293,294,297],{},[57,295,296],{},"There is too much noise."," (more noise than I want)",[53,299,300,303],{},[57,301,302],{},"There are too many people."," (more people than the room can hold)",[53,305,306,307,310,311,60,314,317,318,321,322,60,325,328,329,331,332,60,335,180],{},"Note the split with quantities. ",[57,308,309],{},"Too much"," goes with uncountable nouns\n(",[57,312,313],{},"too much noise",[57,315,316],{},"too much sugar","), and ",[57,319,320],{},"too many"," goes with plural countable\nnouns (",[57,323,324],{},"too many people",[57,326,327],{},"too many mistakes","). 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The tricky part is its\nposition, which changes depending on what it goes with.",[53,426,427],{},[92,428,429],{},"After an adjective or adverb:",[53,431,432,100,435,100,438],{},[57,433,434],{},"The room is big enough.",[57,436,437],{},"He is not fast enough.",[57,439,440],{},"You are old enough.",[53,442,443,444,446,447,450,451,454,455,180],{},"Here ",[57,445,70],{}," comes ",[57,448,449],{},"after"," the describing word: ",[57,452,453],{},"big enough",", not ",[57,456,457],{},"enough big",[53,459,460],{},[92,461,462],{},"Before a noun:",[53,464,465,100,468,100,471],{},[57,466,467],{},"We have enough money.",[57,469,470],{},"There are enough chairs.",[57,472,473],{},"I do not have enough time.",[53,475,443,476,446,478,481,482,454,485,180],{},[57,477,70],{},[57,479,480],{},"before"," the noun: ",[57,483,484],{},"enough money",[57,486,487],{},"money enough",[53,489,490,491,493,494,496],{},"So ",[57,492,70],{}," swaps sides depending on its partner. It follows an adjective or\nadverb but leads a noun. Like the others, it also pairs with ",[57,495,345],{}," for a result.",[53,498,499,100,502,100,505],{},[57,500,501],{},"She is old enough to drive.",[57,503,504],{},"We have enough money to buy the tickets.",[57,506,507],{},"He was\nstrong enough to lift it.",[73,509,511],{"id":510},"master-table","Master table",[513,514,515,534],"table",{},[516,517,518],"thead",{},[519,520,521,525,528,531],"tr",{},[522,523,524],"th",{},"Word",[522,526,527],{},"Goes with",[522,529,530],{},"Example",[522,532,533],{},"Meaning",[535,536,537,558,574,598],"tbody",{},[519,538,539,544,547,555],{},[540,541,542],"td",{},[57,543,166],{},[540,545,546],{},"adjective or adverb",[540,548,549,60,552],{},[57,550,551],{},"so tall",[57,553,554],{},"so quickly",[540,556,557],{},"to a high degree",[519,559,560,564,567,572],{},[540,561,562],{},[57,563,63],{},[540,565,566],{},"(adjective +) noun",[540,568,569],{},[57,570,571],{},"such a tall man",[540,573,557],{},[519,575,576,580,589,595],{},[540,577,578],{},[57,579,66],{},[540,581,582,583,60,586],{},"adjective, adverb, ",[57,584,585],{},"much",[57,587,588],{},"many",[540,590,591,60,593],{},[57,592,334],{},[57,594,320],{},[540,596,597],{},"more than wanted, a problem",[519,599,600,604,607,614],{},[540,601,602],{},[57,603,70],{},[540,605,606],{},"after adjective\u002Fadverb, before noun",[540,608,609,60,611],{},[57,610,453],{},[57,612,613],{},"enough time",[540,615,616],{},"the right amount",[73,618,620],{"id":619},"common-mistakes","Common mistakes",[53,622,623],{},"Ranked by how often learners actually make them.",[625,626,627,653,682,705,724],"ol",{},[628,629,630,100,633,636,637,640,641,643,644,60,647,60,650,180],"li",{},[92,631,632],{},"Too instead of very.",[57,634,635],{},"This film is too good"," means the film is a problem,\ntoo good in some unwanted way. If you loved it, you mean ",[57,638,639],{},"this film is very\ngood",". Only reach for ",[57,642,66],{}," when the amount is genuinely too much: ",[57,645,646],{},"too\nexpensive",[57,648,649],{},"too loud",[57,651,652],{},"too late",[628,654,655,100,658,661,662,665,666,198,668,671,672,675,676,678,679,180],{},[92,656,657],{},"So instead of such (and the reverse).",[57,659,660],{},"It was so a nice day"," is wrong\nbecause there is a noun (",[57,663,664],{},"day","), so you need ",[57,667,63],{},[57,669,670],{},"it was such a nice day",".\nGoing the other way, ",[57,673,674],{},"she is such tall"," is wrong because ",[57,677,115],{}," is an\nadjective with no noun: ",[57,680,681],{},"she is so tall",[628,683,684,100,687,689,690,693,694,697,698,693,701,704],{},[92,685,686],{},"Enough in the wrong place.",[57,688,412],{}," after a noun or before an adjective\nboth sound off. ",[57,691,692],{},"I have money enough"," should be ",[57,695,696],{},"I have enough money",", and\n",[57,699,700],{},"the box is enough big",[57,702,703],{},"the box is big enough",". Remember: after the\nadjective, before the noun.",[628,706,707,710,711,693,714,717,718,693,721,180],{},[92,708,709],{},"The a in such a."," With a singular countable noun the article is easy to\ndrop: ",[57,712,713],{},"it was such nice film",[57,715,716],{},"it was such a nice film",". And with\nplurals or uncountables the article should not be there at all: ",[57,719,720],{},"such a good\npeople",[57,722,723],{},"such good people",[628,725,726,100,729,693,732,735,736,738,739,741,742,745,746,748,749,752],{},[92,727,728],{},"Too much and too many mixed up.",[57,730,731],{},"Too much people",[57,733,734],{},"too many\npeople",", because ",[57,737,152],{}," is countable. Keep ",[57,740,423],{}," for uncountable nouns\n(",[57,743,744],{},"too much traffic",") and ",[57,747,320],{}," for things you can count (",[57,750,751],{},"too many\ncars",").",[73,754,756],{"id":755},"practice","Practice",[53,758,759],{},"Choose the best word to complete each sentence. Answers are below.",[625,761,762,770,776,782,788],{},[628,763,764,765,769],{},"It was ",[766,767,768],"code",{},"___"," a good book that I read it in one day.",[628,771,772,773,775],{},"The soup is ",[766,774,768],{}," hot to eat right now.",[628,777,778,779,781],{},"She is not tall ",[766,780,768],{}," to reach the top shelf.",[628,783,784,785,787],{},"There were ",[766,786,768],{}," many people at the party.",[628,789,790,791,793],{},"He speaks ",[766,792,768],{}," fast that I cannot understand him.",[53,795,796,799,800,803,804,806,807,809,810,812,813,816],{},[92,797,798],{},"Answers:"," 1. such (a noun, ",[57,801,802],{},"book",", follows) 2. too (a problem, you cannot eat\nit) 3. enough (after the adjective ",[57,805,115],{},", plus ",[57,808,345],{},") 4. too (more than wanted,\ncountable ",[57,811,152],{},") 5. so (an adverb, ",[57,814,815],{},"fast",", with no noun).",{"title":818,"searchDepth":819,"depth":819,"links":820},"",2,[821,826,829,830,831,832],{"id":75,"depth":819,"text":76,"children":822},[823,825],{"id":184,"depth":824,"text":185},3,{"id":224,"depth":824,"text":225},{"id":66,"depth":819,"text":274,"children":827},[828],{"id":366,"depth":824,"text":367},{"id":70,"depth":819,"text":412},{"id":510,"depth":819,"text":511},{"id":619,"depth":819,"text":620},{"id":755,"depth":819,"text":756},"A2-B1","How so, such, too and enough work in English. So with adjectives, such with nouns, the so...that and such...that result patterns, too for excess versus very for emphasis, and where enough goes around a word.","md",[837,840,843,846],{"q":838,"a":839},"What is the difference between so and such?","So goes with an adjective or adverb on its own: so tall, so quickly. Such goes with a noun, often with an adjective in front of it: such a tall man, such nice weather. If there is a noun in the phrase, you want such; if there is only an adjective or adverb, you want so. Both can lead into a result with that: so tired that I slept, such a good film that we watched it twice.",{"q":841,"a":842},"When do I use too and when do I use very?","Very just makes an adjective stronger and carries no judgement: it is very hot means hot to a high degree. Too means more than you want or need, so it always signals a problem: it is too hot means hot in a bad way, hotter than is comfortable. Very hot could still be pleasant; too hot never is. Do not use too where you only mean very, which is the most common learner slip with these words.",{"q":844,"a":845},"Where does enough go in a sentence?","Enough comes after an adjective or adverb but before a noun. So you say big enough, fast enough, old enough, with enough following the describing word, but enough money, enough time, enough chairs, with enough in front of the noun. A useful pattern is enough plus to: old enough to drive, strong enough to lift it.",{"q":847,"a":848},"What is the difference between so...that and such...that?","Both introduce a result, and the choice follows the same rule as so and such on their own. Use so plus adjective or adverb plus that: the box was so heavy that I could not lift it. Use such plus a noun phrase plus that: it was such a heavy box that I could not lift it. The meaning is the same; the difference is whether the degree word attaches to an adjective or to a noun.","english",{},"\u002Fenglish\u002Fgrammar\u002Fso-such-too-enough",{"title":47,"description":834},"english\u002Fgrammar\u002Fso-such-too-enough","M1lqoq0fMsR8_DOnteV-P9WZ_r10Z9aIKRGOo6FDDa0"]