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ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS & COMPARISON

so … that / such … that and their inverted forms
“So” ve “such” niteledikleri sıfat ya da zarfları anlam olarak güçlendirir. “So” sıfat ve zarflarla; “such” ise sıfat tamlamaları
ve bazen de isimlerle kullanılır. “So” ve “such” cümleye “çok, oldukça” gibi anlamlar katarlar.
so + adjective / adverb so fast, so amazing, so beautiful, so calmly, so carelessly

so + many / much / few / little + noun so many people, so much money, so little time
such + a / an + adjective + singular noun such an exciting film, such a cute baby, such a boring game

such + adjective + plural noun such hard times, such kind people, such difficult questions
such + adjective + uncountable noun such tasteless coffee, such long hair, such cold weather

such + noun (means “this kind / type of …”) such a thing, such problems, such furniture, such questions
▪ I can’t believe how some people are so ignorant and behave so carelessly.
▪ I would like to answer all your questions, but unfortunately, I have so little time.
▪ No one was expecting such a competitive boxing match, each round of which was full of enthusiasm and excitement.
▪ It is lucky of you to have children with such good manners.
▪ You look shabby with such long and straggly hair.
▪ Did you really spend a lot of money on such awful furniture?
So … that
“So...that” yapısı sebep sonuç ifade eder. “That” sonrasında kullanılan cümle sonuç cümlesidir. “O kadar ... ki”, “öyle ... ki”
anlamında kullanılır. “So … that” yapısı aşağıdaki gibi üç farklı şekilde kullanılabilir:
so + adjective / adverb + that
▪ The lecturer spoke so fast that everyone in the hall had difficulty in understanding what he was saying.
▪ While speaking, Terry chooses his words so carefully that it is impossible not to admire him.
so + many / much / few / little + (noun) + that
▪ Julia has so few friends that she feels lonely and unhappy.
▪ The audience liked the play so much that they applauded the players loudly for minutes.
▪ My son eats so little that he is all skin and bone.
so + adjective + a / an singular noun + that
▪ The city has so stunning a view that it attracts millions of visitors every year.
▪ Russel is so talented an engineer that he wins all the tenders for construction in the city.
▪ It is so complicated a question that I have not found a solution for it for hours.
“so … that” yapısında “so” cümle başında da kullanılabilir ama bu durumda cümle devrik olarak kurulur.
▪ So fast was he driving that it was lucky of him not to have a serious accident.
▪ So rainy a day was it that we were soaked to the skin.
▪ So selfish is he that nobody likes him.
Such … that
“Such ... that” yapısı, “so ... that” yapısı gibi sebep sonuç ifade eder ve “so ... that” ile aynı anlamı verir. “Such … that”
yapısında sıfat tamlaması kullanılır. 4 farklı kullanımı mevcuttur:
1. such + a / an + adjective + singular noun + that
such + adjective + plural noun + that
such + adjective + uncountable noun + that
▪ We had such a complicated exam that almost nobody could pass it.
▪ Jessica had such serious problems that she had to receive psychological treatment.
▪ It was such an incredible amount of work that we couldn’t finish it in one day.

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