GRAMMAR PRACTICE 5A s o and such; so much/many, so little/few 1 Complete the conversation with so, such, so much, so many, so little, or so few. 5.3 It’s so difficult to change the way you eat. There are so many different ways to protect our natural resources. There are so few good shows on TV at the moment. I have so much homework to do this week. There is so little money to spend on recycling. It was such a relief to go off my diet. You have such strange ideas! I found such good information online. so We use so before an adjective for emphasis. It’s so hard to have a conversation with my sister! A My neighbors are a problem again! They’ve been We use so many and so few before plural countable nouns. noise that I haven’t been able to making 1 sleep properly for days! B There are 2 people these days who are respect for rude. Why do they have 3 others? A I don’t know, but it’s 4 a problem that I’m thinking of calling the manager. It makes me 5 angry! I’ve already talked to my times, but they just ignore me. neighbors 6 B It must be 7 frustrating. A It sure is! And tiring. There are 8 nights when I sleep well now. There are so many good books on the environment. There are so few days when I have time to cook. We use so much and so little before uncountable nouns. There’s so much false information on the Internet these days. I have so little time to do the things I want. such We use such a/an before singular countable nouns for emphasis. Global warming is such a serious problem. NOT Global warming is such serious problem. It makes such an enormous difference if you recycle. We use such before plural countable nouns for emphasis. 2 Complete the sentences using the prompts and so, such, so much, so many, so little or so few. They sell such nice products here! NOT They sell such a nice products here. We’ve had such interesting discussions on so many issues. 1 almost no clean water We also use such before uncountable nouns. 2 lots of benefits to a zero-impact month There’s My friends gave me such good advice. NOT My friends gave me such a good advice. If you ever need a painter, Joe does such nice work. 3 Look! So and such are often used in sentences that express cause and effect. We’ve had such a dry summer (that) we may start to get forest fires. There’s so much pollution (that) I can’t breathe! 4 5 6 7 8 9 120 642706 p112-135 Grammar.indd 120 ▲ 10 that we have to buy bottled water. There are that we’re going to try it next month. lots of friends on social media I keep in touch with that I don’t want to stop using it. big problem with recycling We have that we don’t even try to do it. enjoyable to bike to work It’s that I do it every morning. a large amount of trash outside my door There’s that I’ve complained about it to the city. easy ways to help the environment These are that everyone can do them. almost no paper bags in stores There are that I bring my own from home. good advice on energy-saving This is that I’m going to follow it. expensive to have a car It’s that I’ve decided not to get one. Go back to page 41 14/09/2018 15:25
