Diferencia entre SO y SUCH

SO y SUCH tienen muchos significados, pero el usual es to a great extent or high degree, es
decir, en gran medida o alto grado. Ambos SO y SUCH se utilizan en la estructura “so/such …
that”, donde “that” va seguido de una consecuencia o resultado de la oración anterior. Por ejemplo:
I was so tired that I couldn’t be bothered to go out. = Estaba tan cansado que no podía molestarme
en salir. So tired –> I couldn’t be bothered…

There was such noise at night that I found it impossible to fall asleep. = Había tal ruido de noche
que me resultaba imposible quedarme dormido. Such noise –> I found it impossible…

Cómo utilizar SO

La palabra so normalmente aparece en las siguientes estructuras:

 so + adjective + (that) + clause

Utilizamos so seguido de adjetivos: She was so angry with him that she didn’t talk to him for a whole
week. This book is so interesting that I can’t put it down for a minute.

 so + adverb + (that) + clause

Utilizamos so seguido de adverbios: The man spoke so quickly that I couldn’t quite understand what
he was saying. That guy was driving so fast that he lost control when trying to turn.

 so + few/many/little/much + noun + (that) + clause

Utilizamos so seguido de sustantivos únicamente cuando utilizamos los cuantificadores

few/many/little/much: There were so few people that the place seemed almost empty. (countable
noun) There were so many people that I found it difficult to breathe. (countable noun) Rachel had so
little money that she couldn’t catch the bus. (uncountable noun) The tsunami had caused so much
damage that the city had to be rebuilt. (uncountable noun)

Cómo utilizar SUCH

La palabra such normalmente aparece en las siguientes estructuras:

 such + (adjective) + uncountable/plural noun + (that) + clause

Utilizamos such con sustantivos incontables o plurales: There are such bad politicians in Spain that
the country is now facing a deep crisis. (plural noun) He felt such guilt for what he’d done that he
ended up committing suicide. (uncountable noun)

 such + a/an + (adjective) + singular noun + (that) + clause

Utilizamos such a/an con sustantivos contables en singular: The Alhambra in Granada is such a
spectacular monument that everyone should visit it at least once.

 such + a lot of + (adjective) + uncountable/plural noun + (that) + clause

Utilizamos such a lot of con sustantivos incontables o plurales: Some people have such a lot of
money that they could afford to buy a different car every day. (uncountable noun) There were such a
lot of people that I could hardly breathe. (countable noun)