NYOMATÉKOSÍTÓK (Intensifiers)

NYOMATÉKOSÍTÓK (Intensifiers) SO SO + MELLÉKNÉV = olyan, annyira A melléknév önmagában áll, nem követi! pl. She is so clever. (Annyira okos!) The tea is so sweet! (A tea olyan édes!) SO + HATÁROZÓSZÓ = olyan, annyira A határozószó önmagában áll! pl. Ann gets up so late! (Ann olyan későn szokott felkelni!) He spoke to me so arrogantly! (Annyira arrogánsan beszélt velem!) SO + MELLÉKNÉV + (THAT ) = olyan (melléknév), hogy A melléknév önmagában áll, nem követi! pl. It was so warm that we decided to go to the beach. (Olyan meleg volt, hogy elhatároztuk, hogy strandra megyünk.) They were so clever that they passed all their exams. (Olyan okosak voltak, hogy minden vizsgájukon átmentek.) SO + MELLÉKNÉV + A + FŐNÉV = ennyire.., ilyen A melléknevet követi határozatlan névelővel A határozatlan névelőt mindenképpen használni kell, attól függetlenül, hogy a megszámlálható vagy megszámlálhatatlan! Többes számú főnevekkel nem használható! pl. I ve never met so clever a girl. (Még soha nem találkoztam ilyen okos lánnyal.) We ve never drunk so fine a tea. (Még soha nem ittunk ilyen finom teát.) SO + MANY/MUCH, SO + FEW/LITTLE = olyan sok / olyan kevés ; annyi pl. There were so many people at the concert! (Olyan sok ember volt a koncerten!) There was so much tea in the cup that I wasn t able to drink it. (Olyan sok tea volt a csészében, hogy nem tudtam meginni.) There were so few students in the room! (Olyan kevés diák volt a teremben!) They gave me so little money! (Olyan kevés pénzt adtak nekem!) Mj.: A many és few után többes számú, megszámlálható áll, és az ige többes számú! A much és little után egyes számú, megszámlálhatatlan áll, és az ige egyes számú!

Kifejezés: SO LONG = olyan sokáig / olyan régóta / Viszlát! pl. I haven t been to the cinema for so long! (Olyan régóta nem voltam moziban!) So long! See you next month. (Viszlát! Találkozunk a jövő hónapban.) Kifejezés: SO FAR = (egészen) eddig / nagyon messze / olyan messze pl. I haven t known the village so far. (Nem ismertem a falut eddig.) The village was so far! (A falu olyan messze volt!) SUCH SUCH (A) + MELLÉKNÉV + FŐNÉV = olyan, annyira A melléknevet mindenképpen követi egy! Ha a megszámlálható és egyes számú, használni kell a határozatlan névelőt, ha viszont a megszámlálhatatlan vagy többes számú, nincs határozatlan névelő! pl. She is such a clever girl! (Olyan okos lány ő!) They are such clever children! (Olyan okos gyerekek ők!) We drank such sweet tea! (Olyan édes teát ittunk!) SUCH + A + MELLÉKNÉV + FŐNÉV = ennyire, ilyen A melléknevet mindenképpen követi egy! A határozatlan névelőt mindenképpen használni kell, attól függetlenül, hogy a megszámlálható vagy megszámlálhatatlan! Nem használható többes számú főnevekkel. pl. I ve never met is such a clever girl! (Soha nem találkoztam még ennyire okos lánnyal!) We ve never drunk such a fine tea. (Soha nem ittunk még ilyen finom teát.) SUCH (A) + MELLÉKNÉV + FŐNÉV + (THAT ) = olyan (melléknév + ), hogy A melléknevet mindenképpen követi egy! Ha a megszámlálható és egyes számú, használni kell a határozatlan névelőt, ha viszont a megszámlálhatatlan vagy többes számú, nincs határozatlan névelő! pl. It was such a warm day that we decided to go to the beach. (Olyan meleg nap volt, hogy elhatároztuk, hogy strandra megyünk.) They were such clever children that they passed all their exams. (Olyan okos gyerekek voltak, hogy minden vizsgájukon átmentek.) SUCH + A + FŐNÉV = micsoda (egy) (bámulatos, nagyszerű) A önmagában áll! A határozatlan névelőt mindenképpen használni kell, attól függetlenül, hogy a megszámlálható vagy megszámlálhatatlan! Nem használható többes számú főnevekkel.

pl. She is such a girl! (Micsoda egy lány ő!) It was such a tea! (Micsoda tea volt az!) SUCH + A LOT OF = olyan sok ; annyi pl. There were such a lot of people at the concert! (Olyan sok ember volt a koncerten!)) There was such a lot of tea in the cup that I wasn t able to drink it. (Olyan sok tea volt a csészében, hogy nem tudtam meginni.) Kifejezés: SUCH A LONG TIME = olyan/nagyon régóta pl. I haven t been to the cinema for such a long time. (Nagyon régóta nem voltam moziban.) Kifejezés: SUCH A LONG WAY = olyan/nagyon messze pl. The village was such a long way. (A falu nagyon messze volt.) ÖSSZEFOGLALVA: olyan/annyira + mellénév/határozószó pl. Olyan okos! Olyan okosan beszél! olyan/annyira + mellénév + pl. Olyan okos lány (ő)! olyan + melléknév +hogy pl. Olyan okos volt, hogy minden vizsgáján átment. olyan + melléknév + + hogy pl. Olyan okos lány volt, hogy minden vizsgáján átment. ennyire/ilyen + melléknév + pl. Még soha nem találkoztam ilyen okos lánnyal. olyan/nagyon sok / annyi pl. Olyan sok ember volt a koncerten! Annyi tea volt a csészében, hogy nem tudtam meginni. olyan/nagyon kevés pl. Olyan kevés ember volt a koncerten! Olyan kevés tea volt a csészében, SO SO + melléknév She is so clever! She speaks so cleverly! SO + melléknév + that She was so clever that she passed all her exams. SO + melléknév + A + I ve never met so clever a girl. SO MANY/MUCH There were so many people at the concert! There was so much tea in the cup that I wasn t able to drink it. SO FEW/LITTLE There were so few people at the concert! There was so little tea in the cup SUCH SUCH (A) + melléknév + She is such a clever girl! SUCH (A) + melléknév + + that She was such a clever girl that she passed all her exams. SUCH + A + melléknév + I ve never met such a clever girl. SUCH A LOT OF There were such a lot of people at the concert. There was such a lot of tea in the cup that I wasn t able to drink it.

hogy alig láttam. that I could hardly see it. micsoda (egy) (bámulatos, nagyszerű) pl. Micsoda lány! olyan sokáig / olyan régóta nem / olyan régen pl. Olyan régen voltam moziban! Viszlát! pl. Viszlát! Találkozunk a jövő hónapban. (egészen) eddig pl. Eddig nem ismertem a falut. nagyon messze / olyan messze pl. Olyan messze volt a falu! SUCH + A + She is such a girl! SO LONG I haven t been to the cinema for so long! SO LONG So long! See you next month. SO FAR I haven t known the village so far. SO FAR The village was so far! SUCH A LONG WAY The village was such a long way!

1) Complete the sentences with such or so. 1. Tim was sad that he started to cry. 2. Linda is a vain girl. She s always looking at herself in the mirror. 3. The boy was scared that he ran away quickly and didn t stop till he got home. 4. I have never met a hardworking boy as Tom. He really studies very hard. 5. His teeth were white that they shone in the dark. I had never seen white teeth. 6. The girl is short that she can t reach the book that s on top of the shelf. 7. It was a long time since they went to the cinema that they enjoyed the film more than ever. 8. Betty was hungry she ate all the jam in the jar. Later she had stomach-ache. 9. It was a hot day that Sue spent all the afternoon at the beach.. 10. There were many books in Larry s school bag that he could hardly lift it. 11. Paula is an eager reader that she often reads a whole book in only three days. 12. Alice was happy she jumped of joy. Her mother had just told her they were going to the zoo. 13. Bill is a clumsy boy that he is always falling off his bike. He has broken his leg twice this year. 14. Linda had never drunk much water as she did yesterday. She was thirsty! 15. The exercise was difficult that it took Sheila one hour to finish it. 16. It was an expensive dress that she decided not to buy it in the end. 17. Adrian is a kind boy! He is always ready to help. 18. The castle was far that they arrived much later that they had expected. 2) Read the sentences and choose the correct answer. 1. James has got such / so big feet. 2. Pamela has got such a / so a / so many dolls in her room. 3. They have such a / so beautiful daughter. 4. The orange is such / so sour it is impossible to eat. 5. Tim has got such a / so a / so handsome face but such a / so bad temper. 3) Ann and Jane are talking about their favourite singer. Complete the dialogue with so, such, or such a/an. 1. I think he has got lovely smile. 2. And his eyes are beautiful. 3. He has got lovely hair. 4. Yes, and cute eyes. 5. And the way he is on stage he is sexy. 6. What about his face? He has charming face! 7. And his hands?! He`s got wonderful hands. 8. And incredible voice! 9. Yes, he is incredible man.

4) Fill in the spaces with so, such or such a/an. 1. She is funny! She always makes me laugh. 2. Sarah and Ed are crazy people! I never know what they are going to do next. 3. James has much money that he could actually buy that Ferrari. 4. Although most of the audience had never been exposed to music, they thoroughly enjoyed the performance of the Tibetan folk choir. 5. The movie was good that I saw it five times. 6. Terry speaks English fluently that I thought he was American. 7. Most students never discuss topics in class, but I think it is important to teach our children to question the media. 8. Jerry had never seen high mountains. He thought they were spectacular. 9. Fred is a clown! He is always telling jokes and making people laugh. 10. There was little interest in his talk on macroeconomics that the room was half empty by the time he stopped speaking. 11. How could you say horrible things to me? 12. He is a jerk! He hasn't said one nice thing since he started working here. 13. That new song is cool that it hit the top ten within a week of being released. 14. Martha is a good cook that she is writing her own book of family recipes. 15. I don't know if that is a good idea. Maybe we should try something else. 16. She has many hats that she needs two closets to store them all. 17. That takes little time and effort that you might as well do it yourself. 18. I had to pay $140 for books for my new Spanish class. I don't know why my professor has to choose expensive books for her course. 19. Please, don't drive fast! I'm terrified we're going to have an accident. 20. I really wish you wouldn't smoke much! It's destroying your health. 5) Choose the correct answer. 1. She is girl! such clever so a clever such a clever so clever 2. It was last night that I couldn't sleep. such a hot such hot so a hot so hot 3. $500 a night for a hotel? That's! such expensive so expensive such an expensive so an expensive 4. He was, he could run 5 miles in 30 minutes. so fast runner such fast runner so a fast runner such a fast runner 5. The train was, it went from Shanghai to Beijing in only 10 hours. so fast such a fast such fast a so fast 6. The ocean in Los Angeles is usually. such cold so cold such a cold cold so 7. I can't believe that John stole that woman's purse. He was always. so good boy such good boy such a good boy a such good boy

8. This restaurant has of food, that it's hard to decide what to order. such selection a so selection such a selection so selection 9. How could you say to your mother? so awful thing such an awful thing such awful thing a so awful thing 10. She's gorgeous girl! so a such so such a 6) Complete the sentences with such or so. 1 - It was... a lovely day! 2 - There was... a lot of trouble that the police were called. 3 - I've never seen... many people at a concert! 4 - I've never seen... a dirty kitchen! 5 - It's... expensive! 6 - It took... much time to do! 7 - She works... quickly! 8 - It looks... nice! 9 - The film was... dull that we left halfway through. 10 - The car is... uneconomical! 11 - She's... a kind person! 12 - I told him not to be... stubborn. 13 - They tried... hard, but still didn't succeed. 14 - Don't be... silly! 15 - I didn't know that it was... a long way from my house! 16 - She's... cool! 17 - Nobody thought that he would be... a good president. 18 - I wasn't expecting... many people to be there. 19 - They did it... well! 20 -... far so good. 22 - They told him not to be... an idiot. 23 - It cost... a lot of money! 24 - He's... an unfriendly guy! 25 - It's... hot in that club! 26 - I've never eaten... dreadful food! 27 - The book was... interesting that I didn't go to bed until I had finished it. 28 - There was... much smoke in the room that I could hardly breathe. 29 - They went to bed at eight o'clock because they were... tired. 30 - It was... an interesting book that I couldn't sleep until I had finished it 31 - That's... like him! 32 - He was looking... ill that they sent him home. 33 - He walks... slowly! 34 - The food was... bad that we had to complain. 35 - Everything happened... quickly. 36 - It was... cold that our hands went blue. 37 - Don't be... an idiot! 38 - It takes... patience to learn to play chess properly. 39 - You have to be... patient to be a nurse.

40 - Everything costs... a lot of money nowadays! 41 - I didn't think you'd be able to finish it... soon. 42 - We had... many problems that we decided it would be better to leave it. 43 - It is the first time I've had... bad flu since I was a child. 44 - It's... a long way out of town that noone visits him anymore. 7) Transform the sentences using so or such (a/an) and some other words. 1. There were a lot of clouds in the sky. I couldn't see much. There were in the sky that I couldn't see much. 2. It was a cloudy night. I couldn't see much. It was that I couldn't see much. 3. Meteor particles are small. They burn up before they reach earth. The particles are that they burn up before they reach earth. 4. The meteor storm is a big threat to satellites. They are being moved out of the way. The meteor storm is to satellites that they are being moved out of the way. 5. Meteor particles move fast. They become bullets in space. Meteor particles move that they become bullets in space. 6. This meteor shower is a rare occurrence. It only comes every 33 years. This meteor shower is that it only comes every 33 years. 7. The comet has a large wake. It passes through the earth's upper atmosphere. The comet has that it passes through the earth's upper atmosphere. 8. Shooting stars appear frequently. You can see two or three a minute. Shooting stars appear that you can see two or three a minute. 9. Scientists consider this a unique opportunity. They are flying in aircrafts to study it. Scientists consider this that they are flying in aircrafts to study it. 10. These observations will reveal important information. Scientists will be studying results for years. These observations will reveal that scientists will be studying results for years.

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