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Language
so – such, enough – too
So +adjective, so + adverb
Such +adjective + noun or such +noun G12
1 So or such? Complete the sentences with so or such. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
She is … funny. She always makes me laugh. These students are … hardworking. They prepare every project. The movie was … good that I saw it five times. Terry speaks English …fluently that I thought he was American. Many students never discuss … topics in class, but I think it is important to teach children to question media. Jerry had never seen …high mountains. He thought they were spectacular. Fred is … witty. He is always telling jokes and making people laugh. How could you say …horrible things to me? There was … little interest in the talk.
2 Too – enough Fill in the correct words. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
There were … many questions to answer so I only did three. The classroom wasn’t …. hot so I turned the heating on. I didn’t buy the textbook because it was … expensive. The biography was … complicated to understand. There wasn’t … time to finish writing so I didn’t manage to. I put a scarf on because it was cold…. Cherkasy is big … for three universities. Pensioners don’t have …. money to pay the bills.
3 Choose the correct phrase to fill in the gap.
Too and enough indicate degree. They are used with adjectives. Too means more than what is needed. Enough means sufficient. G11
1. It was _________________so we didn’t get it. a) expensive enough b) too expensive c) enough expensive. 2. It’s _____________to read; I don’t understand it at all. a) enough difficult b) too difficult c) difficult enough 3. They didn’t sell____________to make it worthwhile. a) tickets enough b) enough tickets c) too tickets 4 There were __________people there. a) too b) too many. 5. It’s not __________to sort things out. a) enough late b) late enough c) too late 6. It’s ____________to pass. a) enough difficult. b) too difficult. 7. He ate __________and fell ill. a) enough much b) much enough c) too much 8. I didn’t get ___________last night and I’m exhausted. a) enough sleep b) sleep enough c) too sleep
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