{"id":73436,"date":"2020-03-24T10:33:38","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T10:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73436"},"modified":"2020-03-24T10:33:38","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T10:33:38","slug":"such-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/such-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Such &#8230; That"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The structure\u00a0<b>such + noun<\/b>\u00a0can be used to mean \u2018like this\/that\u2019. Note that\u00a0<b>such\u00a0<\/b>comes before the article\u00a0<b>a\/an<\/b>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The management is planning to hire more people. I would oppose<b>\u00a0such a decision<\/b>. (= I would oppose a decision like that.)<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t be in<b>\u00a0such a hurry<\/b>. (= Don\u2019t be in so great a hurry.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The noun can be modified by an adjective.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was\u00a0<b>such a horrible experience<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>That was\u00a0<b>such a bad journey<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>They are\u00a0<b>such good people<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Such\u00a0<\/b>indicates a high degree of some quality. It is used in situations where<b>\u00a0very<\/b>\u00a0is also a suitable word.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was\u00a0<b>such a\u00a0<\/b>horrible experience. OR It was\u00a0<b>a very<\/b>\u00a0horrible experience.<\/li>\n<li>She has\u00a0<b>such a sweet\u00a0<\/b>smile. OR She has<b>\u00a0a very sweet<\/b>\u00a0smile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Difference between such and very<\/h3>\n<p>Both\u00a0<b>such<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>very<\/b>\u00a0are possible in some situations. However, there is some difference between them.\u00a0<b>Very\u00a0<\/b>is used to merely give information. It does not make a reference to something that has already been said.\u00a0<b>Such<\/b>\u00a0refers back to what has been said.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was a\u00a0<b>very pleasant experience<\/b>. OR It was\u00a0<b>such a pleasant experience<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both\u00a0<b>such<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>very<\/b>\u00a0are possible in this case.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why do you think that it was\u00a0<b>such a pleasant experience<\/b>? (NOT Why do you think that it was\u00a0<b>a very pleasant experience<\/b>?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here we are making a reference to something that has already been said. In such situations, only\u00a0<b>such\u00a0<\/b>is possible.<\/p>\n<h3>That-clauses with such<\/h3>\n<p><b>Such\u00a0<\/b>can be followed by a\u00a0<b>that-clause<\/b>.<b>\u00a0Very<\/b>\u00a0cannot be followed directly by a\u00a0<b>that-clause<\/b>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was\u00a0<b>such\u00a0<\/b>a cold afternoon\u00a0<b>that\u00a0<\/b>we stayed indoors. (NOT It was a very cold afternoon that we stayed indoors.)<\/li>\n<li>It was\u00a0<b>such<\/b>\u00a0a bad experience\u00a0<b>that<\/b>\u00a0it shocked all of us.<\/li>\n<li>His rudeness was<b>\u00a0such that<\/b>\u00a0his parents were ashamed.<\/li>\n<li>He is<b>\u00a0such\u00a0<\/b>a good writer\u00a0<b>that<\/b>\u00a0he is admired by all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Such as<\/h3>\n<p><b>Such as<\/b>\u00a0can be used with a noun to introduce examples.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fruits\u00a0<b>such as mangoes and grapes<\/b>\u00a0are rich in nutrients.<\/li>\n<li>Musical instruments\u00a0<b>such as the piano and the guitar<\/b>\u00a0are not very easy to learn.<\/li>\n<li>Fatty foods\u00a0<b>such as fries and hamburgers\u00a0<\/b>are not good for health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The structure\u00a0such + noun\u00a0can be used to mean \u2018like this\/that\u2019. Note that\u00a0such\u00a0comes before the article\u00a0a\/an. The management is planning to hire more people. I would oppose\u00a0such a decision. 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