SO AND SUCH (INTENSIFIERS)

There are used to give emphasis:

• SO IS USED BEFORE ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS WITHOUT NOUMS: "I'M SO TIRED."

• SO IS USED BEFORE MUCH, MANY, LITTLE, FEW. "I SHOULDN'T EAT SO MUCH."

• SUCH IS USED WITH OR WITHOUT AN ADJECTIVE BEFORE SINGULAR CONTABLE NOUMS: "EDITH PIAF HAD SUCH A WONDERFUL VOICE."

• SUCH IS USED WITH OR WITHOUT AN ADJECTIVE BEFORE UNCOUNTABLE NOUMS AND PLURAL CONTABLE NOUMS: "THERE ARE SUCH FRIENDLY PEOPLE."

• SO AND SUCH CAN BOTH BE USED WITH A THAT CLAUSE TO TALK ABOUT THE RESULTS OR CONSEQUENCES. "IT WAS RAINING SO HARD THAT WE HAD TO... " "IT WAS SUCH A BORING FILM THAT..."