grammar · neutral
such + (a/an) + adjective + noun + that + clause
Used to emphasise a noun so strongly that it causes a result (the 'that' clause). Use 'a/an' with singular countable nouns; omit with uncountable nouns.
Examples
“It was such a cold night that the match was cancelled.”
“She has such patience that the students feel comfortable asking questions.”
“It was such helpful advice that we acted immediately.”
Band 8 sentence
“The research offered such compelling evidence that policymakers had no choice but to reconsider the proposal.”
Collocations
- such a + adjective + singular noun + that + clause
- such + adjective + uncountable/plural noun + that + clause
Common mistakes
It was so a good movie that I cried.→It was such a good movie that I cried.
It was such helpful advice that I followed it.→It was such helpful advice that I followed it.
Say it for a higher band
5The movie was very good so that I cried.→6It was so good that I cried.→7+It was such a good film that I cried.
Synonyms
so + adjective + that + clause
Easily confused
so + adjective + that + clause
“She was so tired that she fell asleep immediately.”
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