Hoje vamos falar sobre duas palavrinhas que (ainda) geram muita confusão na hora do uso: such e so.
Bem, para início de conversa, vale lembrar que such pode ser advérbio e daí pode se confundir um pouco com o so, mas só nesses casos eles têm alguma semelhança porque aí vão desempenhar a mesma função.
ex: I've never seen such courage. (Eu nunca vi tanta coragem.)
I've never felt such emotion. (Nunca senti tanta emoção.)
Such é usado normalmente antes de artigos indefinidos pra demonstrar surpresa ou outra emoção.
ex: She's such a fantastic singer! (Ela é uma cantora fantástica!)
She's such a lovely woman. (Ela é uma mulher muito amável.)
She's such a lovely woman. (Ela é uma mulher muito amável.)
Também é usado como adjetivo, por exemplo:
In such cases... (Em certos casos...)
As such... (Como tal...)
ou
Such as... (Tais como; por exemplo...)
As such... (Como tal...)
ou
Such as... (Tais como; por exemplo...)
Such também pode ser usado como pronome:
Use such things when... (Use essas coisas quando...)
So pode significar conclusão ou pode substituir o termo "well" (= bem, então... geralmente no início das frases):
So, what were I saying? (Então, o que eu estava dizendo?)
Pode também ser um advérbio:
I'm so happy cause today... (Estou tão feliz porque hoje...)
I've never felt so happy before. (Nunca me senti tão feliz antes.)
I've never felt so happy before. (Nunca me senti tão feliz antes.)
I'm so proud of you. (Eu estou muito orgulhoso de você) - nesse caso não cabe o such!
So many years! (Tantos anos!) - nesse caso tabém não cabe o such!
I think so... (Acho que sim; penso que sim...)
I think so... (Acho que sim; penso que sim...)
So pode significar igualdade:
Are you brazilian? (Você é brasileiro?)
So do I. (Eu também sou.)
So também pode ser conjunção:
I drove her so she came safe at home . (Eu a levei pra casa de maneira que ela chegou segura.)
So, so (Mais ou menos)
Resumindo:
Such é usado antes de substantivo/nomes. So é usado antes de adverbios e adjetivos. Em português, a tradução de ambos é: tão, tanto, tanto quanto, tal, etc.
Aqui estão as regras:
such + a/an é usado antes de um nome singular contável (a singular count noun).
such sem a/an é usado:
antes de nomes incontáveis (noncount nouns)
Aqui estão as regras:
such + a/an é usado antes de um nome singular contável (a singular count noun).
such sem a/an é usado:
antes de nomes incontáveis (noncount nouns)
antes de nomes plurais (plural nouns)
So é usado:
antes de um adjetivo sozinho.
antes de um adverbio + adjetivo.
antes de um advérbio sozinho.
So é também usado com much, many, little, few, often, far, long, etc.
such + a/an + (adjective)+ singular count noun + (that):
1. This has become such a mess that we will have to start over.
2. He is such a danger to himself that he will have to be hospitalized.
3. Why was that such a traumatic event in her life?
such + (adjective)+ singular noncount noun + (that):
4. Such information should be made available to everyone.
5. I have never seen him display such confidence.
6. Such compelling evidence cannot be ignored.
such + (adjective)+ plural count noun + (that):
7. "Such persons shall enjoy the protection of the present treaty."
8. Such matters are best discussed in private.
9. Such subtle distinctions are unnecessary in the present context.
so + adjective/adverb + (that):
10. The tax stimulus package is so crucial to economic growth that the president is personally calling members of Congress.
11. The Internet makes it so easy for students to cheat that many teachers are now using special software to catch instances of plagiarism.
12. The food at that restaurant was so thoroughly uninteresting that I will never go back.
13. Credit cards are not so readily accepted in some countries.
14. Our company is doing so well that we have almost doubled the number of our employees in less than a year.
15. I'm surprised to see his name mentioned so frequently in the papers.
16. That company has spent so much on advertising that it had to raise its prices.
17. We have saved thousands of dollars because the new system is so much more efficient than the old one.
18. There are so many houses for sale in our are that prices have come down considerably.
19. Our city has so many spectacular restaurants that it is difficult to decide where to eat.
20. So little is known about that disease that it is difficult to treat it.
21. There is so little time to do all that one would like to do.
22. So few jobs were created by the tax cut that the president is proposing a new stimulus package.
23. That is an excellent restaurant, but so few people know about it that I am afraid it will go out of business.
24. Why do politicians so often forget their campaign promises?
25. So far, the economists have been correct in their predictions. [so far = until now]
26. So long as the government spends more than it receives, the national debt will increase.[so long as = as long as = provided that]
antes de um adjetivo sozinho.
antes de um adverbio + adjetivo.
antes de um advérbio sozinho.
So é também usado com much, many, little, few, often, far, long, etc.
such + a/an + (adjective)+ singular count noun + (that):
1. This has become such a mess that we will have to start over.
2. He is such a danger to himself that he will have to be hospitalized.
3. Why was that such a traumatic event in her life?
such + (adjective)+ singular noncount noun + (that):
4. Such information should be made available to everyone.
5. I have never seen him display such confidence.
6. Such compelling evidence cannot be ignored.
such + (adjective)+ plural count noun + (that):
7. "Such persons shall enjoy the protection of the present treaty."
8. Such matters are best discussed in private.
9. Such subtle distinctions are unnecessary in the present context.
so + adjective/adverb + (that):
10. The tax stimulus package is so crucial to economic growth that the president is personally calling members of Congress.
11. The Internet makes it so easy for students to cheat that many teachers are now using special software to catch instances of plagiarism.
12. The food at that restaurant was so thoroughly uninteresting that I will never go back.
13. Credit cards are not so readily accepted in some countries.
14. Our company is doing so well that we have almost doubled the number of our employees in less than a year.
15. I'm surprised to see his name mentioned so frequently in the papers.
16. That company has spent so much on advertising that it had to raise its prices.
17. We have saved thousands of dollars because the new system is so much more efficient than the old one.
18. There are so many houses for sale in our are that prices have come down considerably.
19. Our city has so many spectacular restaurants that it is difficult to decide where to eat.
20. So little is known about that disease that it is difficult to treat it.
21. There is so little time to do all that one would like to do.
22. So few jobs were created by the tax cut that the president is proposing a new stimulus package.
23. That is an excellent restaurant, but so few people know about it that I am afraid it will go out of business.
24. Why do politicians so often forget their campaign promises?
25. So far, the economists have been correct in their predictions. [so far = until now]
26. So long as the government spends more than it receives, the national debt will increase.[so long as = as long as = provided that]
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