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During the summer all the hotels are so busy,
During the summer all the hotels are very busy.
Use so + adjective (1) to mean ‘to such a high degree or great extent’: ‘I was so tired that I fell
asleep on the train.’ ‘I didn’t expect the hotels to be so busy.’
(2) to express strong personal emotion: ‘It was very kind of you to help me. I’m so grateful.’
Otherwise, use very/extremely + adjective: ‘She was very tired and found it difficult to stay
awake.’
3
My English is so poor so my wife has to translate everything.
My English is so poor that my wife has to translate everything.
so + adjective/adverb + that clause: ‘She was so clever that all the universities wanted her.’ ‘The
pianist played so badly that the audience walked out.’
Compare: ‘My English is very poor so my wife has to translate everything.’
4
We were not prepared for so cold weather.
We were not prepared for such cold weather.
I was annoyed with myself for being so fool.
I was annoyed with myself for being such a fool.
A phrase that ends with a noun (‘weather’, ‘fool’) usually begins with such (NOT so): ‘We hadn’t
expected such a warm welcome.’ ‘You’re lucky to have such delightful children.’
Compare: ‘Why is it always so cold in here?’ ‘The food was so bad that nobody could eat it.’
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He hadn’t taken any warm clothes with him so that he felt cold.
He hadn’t taken any warm clothes with him so he felt cold.
So that is used to express the purpose of an action: ‘We took our umbrellas so that we wouldn’t
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