so, such, too, enough Flashcards

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we use it to intensify and adjective or adverb

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So, examples:

She’s so hard-working. She works so hard.

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we use it to intensify a noun, with or with out and adjective.

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Such, examples:

It’s such a pity. He asks such difficult questions.

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In sentences with a so or such clause we can continue the sentence with…

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that, example:
His theory is so complicated that I don’t understand it.
She such a good boss that everybody loves her.

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We use it to say that something is excessive. It is not the same as very because it has a negative meaning.

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too (comes before the adjetive/adverb), example:
He’s very clever (= positive)
Yes, but sometimes he’s too clever (= negative)

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We use it to say something is sufficient and not + ? to say that something is insufficient. It comes after adjetives/adverbs. We use to + infinitive after too/enough.

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enough, example:

He’s gifted enough to win a Nobel Prize. I’m not patient enough to wait.

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