SO and SUCH
I finally finished my first real freelance photography job! I had never photographed shoes before. It was such hard work but it was so much fun! Lately, I have been too busy to see my friend Katie, so I treated her to lunch today. She wanted to hear all about it.
Katie: You must be so tired. How did it go?
Belle: I was such a nervous wreck at first, but the client liked my work.
Katie: Great! Where did you shoot pictures?
Belle: We worked at a small boutique hotel in Soho. It was such a nice place that I could never afford it myself.
How was Belle’s photo shoot? What was the hotel like?
What’s the hardest thing you have ever done?
SO and SUCH
so + adjective + result
I was so busy (that) I didn’t have time to see Katie.
such + (a / an) + adjective + noun + result
It was such a tiring day (that) I fell asleep immediately.
It was _____ cold that I had to put on a sweater.
The movie was _____ scary...
He was _____ funny...
It was _____ an expensive restaurant...
It was _____ a small car...
It was _____ a hot day that...
Complete the dialogue with so or such.
Katie: How was the schedule?
Belle: It was __________ hectic there was no time to even eat lunch!
Katie: You’re kidding! It sounds like __________ hard work.
Belle: I met __________ many interesting people, though.
Katie: Is that so? It sounds like __________ a good experience.
Tell your lesson partner about the experiences in your life.
“What’s a good experience from your life? How was it?”
“I went on a ski trip with my friends. We had such a nice time together that we didn’t want to come back!”
SO and SUCH
Day 1: soとsuchを使った結果構文
Day 1では、soとsuchを用いた構文を紹介します。PJ3のDay2で勉強したことを思い出しましょう。
・PJ3 – Day 2: too … to ～構文と… enough to ～構文
「すごく、だから」の意味を持つ副詞so、「そのような、このような」の意味を持つ形容詞such。両者に共通しているのは、「何かを指す」イメージです。何かを指すからこそ、「その結果は～」という文を続けることができるのです。Soは副詞ですから形容詞や副詞を修飾し、suchは形容詞ですから形容詞を伴った名詞を修飾します。
まず、so thatの構文を紹介します。
■ so＋形容詞・副詞＋that節（that＋主語＋動詞）
意味：大変・非常に（形容詞・副詞）なので、（that節）です
例1：He is so honest that he is trusted by everybody in the class.
（彼は非常に正直なのでクラスのみんなから信頼されている。）
次に、such thatの構文を紹介します。
■ such (a) ( 形容詞 ）+ 名詞 + that ～
例2：It was such a fine day that we went for a walk.
（天気がとてもよかったので、私達は散歩に行きました。）
PJ3のDay2では、書き換えの練習としてこんなことをしました。覚えてますか？
応用編～ so thatを用いた書き換えについて
too … to ～構文は，so … that ― can’t ～を用いて書き換えが可能。
例3：Belle is too shy to make a speech.
→ Belle is so shy that she cannot make a speech.
… enough to ～構文は，so … that ― can ～を用いて書き換えが可能。
例4：You are old enough to get your driver’s license.
→ You are so old that you can get your driver’s license.