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The Grammar Show, 13- So and Such

13- So and Such

Hello and welcome to today's Grammar Gameshow!

I'm your host, Will!

It rhymes with thrill!

And of course, let's not forget Leslie,

our all-knowing voice in the sky.

Hello everyone!

Tonight we're going to ask you three questions about…

‘So' and ‘such'!

Those two little intensifiers

that allow us to modify adjectives and nouns!

OK! Now, let's meet our contestants!

Hi all. My name's Mark!

And contestant number two?

It's nice to meet you. I'm Selene!

It's nice to meet you Mark.

Oh… thanks.

It's nice to meet you too.

I love your blouse.

Oh thanks!

It's really…

kind of you to say.

Yes, yes… alright.

Enough fraternising.

Nice to see you again Mark.

OK. Let's get going and don't forget

you can play along at home too.

Our first round is a find-the-mistake round.

Look at these sentences

and tell me why they are incorrect!

How was your holiday?

It was such sunny!

It was so a sunny place!

Oh...

I'm sorry…

after you.

No, no, no, no... after you.

No… after you.

Good grief!

Mark. It was you.

They're the wrong way around.

Don't we use ‘so' with adjectives

and ‘such' with noun phrases?

Leslie?

Well done!

We can use ‘so' and ‘such'

to emphasise something that we are talking about.

We use ‘so' to emphasise an adjective

and ‘such' to emphasise a noun phrase.

It was so sunny.

It was such a sunny place.

Good job. Here's a bonus question:

If the thing we emphasise using ‘so' and ‘such'

causes a reaction, what structure do we need to add?

We use a ‘that' clause.

Leslie?

Absolutely right!

We can add a ‘that' clause to a ‘so' or ‘such' phrase

to say that the thing we are emphasising

is the reason that something happened!

Well done, Selene.

OK. It's time for a quick-fire round.

Complete these 'so' and 'such' phrases

with a ‘that' clause.

The day was so sad…

…that I couldn't believe it when I met Mark.

Correct!

She's such a kind person...

…that you can always ask her for help.

Correct!

Yes…quite.

I met someone so attractive…

…that I can't resist how I feel.

Correct!

Focus on the game, please!

There was such chemistry…

…that I couldn't control myself.

Correct.

Alright, stop it now.

You're making everyone ill!

Two points each.

OK. On to our second round.

How can we use ‘so' and ‘such'

to emphasise a great quantity of something?

Please, after you…

I couldn't possibly...

As if I could go before you, Selene.

Selene!

We combine them with ‘much' and ‘many'.

How about an example?

Selene has such many points that I could never win.

That answer was totally wrong.

Was it?

I'm sorry I seem to have lost focus.

Stop it!

Leslie?

When we want to emphasise the quantity of something

we can combine ‘so' with ‘much' or ‘many'.

‘Much' is used for uncountable nouns

- so much love -

and ‘many' is used for countable nouns

- so many hugs.

However, we cannot combine 'such'

with either 'much' or 'many'.

That form does not exist.

Alright loverboy.

Minus eight points to you.

Mark!

Selene!

Oi!

Look at me!

On to our last question.

Look at these two short dialogues

and tell me what the difference is between ‘so',

‘such' and ‘very'.

You are very late.

I'm sorry I'm so late. I missed the bus.

We had a very good time.

Why do you think you had such a good time?

Oh, third time! I'm sorry.

It must be destiny.

You're making the audience sick!

Selene, you go!

Well,

all three are being used to emphasise something, so...

I'm not sure.

Maybe Marky knows...

he's so clever.

His name's Mark!

Thanks Seleney.

In the first line of each dialogue,

the speaker introduces a new idea.

In the second, the person emphasises the same idea…

so it's something to do with new information

and known information.

Leslie?

Well done…

Marky.

‘So', ‘such' and ‘very' can emphasise,

but we usually use ‘very' when giving new information

and ‘so' or ‘such' to emphasise information

that is already known.

Well done. Have seven points between you.

Oh, no. You can have them Selene.

No, you can have them Mark.

No, you.

No, you.

Oh, let it end already.

Well, that brings us to the end of today's

Grammar Gameshow.

Let's count out the points.

And the winner is…

up to you.

Mark...

Selene…

one of you has to lose.

Who's it going to be?

I'll lose…

let her win.

No…

Mark you can't!

My darling…

It's a far better thing I do,

than I have ever done before.

Alright.

You chose.

Watch out for the elephants!

It looks like we'll need another contestant.

And Selene, well done to you.

Here's what you've won.

It's a tandem bicycle!

Perfect for taking long rides with your lover.

I'll never love again!

We'll see you again next week,

where you can play for another prize.

Thanks for joining us.

Say goodbye, Leslie.

Ciao, Leslie

See you next time.

Wave Selene.

Wave and smile!

13- So and Such 13- So und so 13- Tal y Tal 13- Untel et untel 13- Così e così 13- So and Such 13- 기타 13- Taip ir taip 13- So and Such 13- Tal e tal 13 - Такой-то и такой-то 13- Så och så 13- Falanca ve filanca 13- Так і так 13- 如此这般 13- 如此这般

Hello and welcome to today's Grammar Gameshow! Γεια σας και καλωσορίσατε στο σημερινό Grammar Gameshow! Merhaba ve bugünün Dilbilgisi Oyun Şovuna hoş geldiniz!

I'm your host, Will! Είμαι ο οικοδεσπότης σου, Γουίλ!

It rhymes with thrill! |rime||frisson |||Schwung |rima||brivido Συνομιλεί με συγκίνηση! Heyecan ile kafiyeli! Це римується з хвилюванням! 它押韻著激動!

And of course, let's not forget Leslie,

our all-knowing voice in the sky. η παντογνώστρια φωνή μας στον ουρανό.

Hello everyone!

Tonight we're going to ask you three questions about… |we|to go|to|fare|te|three|| Esta noche vamos a hacerle tres preguntas sobre...

‘So' and ‘such'! "Yani" ve "böyle"!

Those two little intensifiers |||ces deux petits intensificateurs |||강조어들 quelli|||intensifiers Αυτοί οι δύο μικροί ενισχυτές Esos dos pequeños intensificadores Şu iki küçük yoğunlaştırıcı Ці два маленькі інтенсифікатори 那兩個小增強器

that allow us to modify adjectives and nouns! |||||||명사 수정 요소 |||||||i nomi που μας επιτρέπουν να τροποποιούμε επίθετα και ουσιαστικά! que nos permiten modificar adjetivos y sustantivos. sıfatları ve isimleri değiştirmemize olanak tanır!

OK! Now, let's meet our contestants! ¡Bien! ¡Ahora, conozcamos a nuestros concursantes!

Hi all. My name's Mark! Hola a todos. ¡Me llamo Mark!

And contestant number two? ¿Y el concursante número dos?

It's nice to meet you. I'm Selene! ||||||Selene ||||||셀레네입니다 Encantada de conocerte. ¡Soy Selene!

It's nice to meet you Mark. Encantado de conocerte, Mark.

Oh… thanks.

It's nice to meet you too. Encantado de conocerte a ti también.

I love your blouse. |||당신의 블라우스 |||la blusa Λατρεύω την μπλούζα σου. Me encanta tu blusa. Bluzuna bayıldım. 我喜歡你的襯衫。

Oh thanks!

It's really…

kind of you to say. ευγενικό εκ μέρους σου να πεις. Çok naziksin. 谢谢你这么说。 你說得真好。

Yes, yes… alright. Sí, sí... de acuerdo.

Enough fraternising. |fraterniser |친하게 지내기 |to fraternise Αρκετά αδερφοποίηση. Basta de confraternizar. Bu kadar dostluk yeter. Досить брататися. 足夠的兄弟情誼了。

Nice to see you again Mark.

OK. Let's get going and don't forget ΕΝΤΑΞΕΙ. Πάμε και μην ξεχνάς OK. Vamos a seguir adelante y no se olvide

you can play along at home too. μπορείτε να παίξετε μαζί και στο σπίτι. también puedes jugar en casa.

Our first round is a find-the-mistake round. Ο πρώτος μας γύρος είναι ένας γύρος εύρεσης του λάθους. Nuestra primera ronda es una ronda de encontrar el error. İlk turumuz hatayı bulma turu olacak.

Look at these sentences Mira estas frases

and tell me why they are incorrect! και πες μου γιατί είναι λάθος! y dígame por qué son incorrectas. ve bana neden yanlış olduklarını söyleyin!

How was your holiday? ¿Qué tal las vacaciones?

It was such sunny! ¡Hacía tanto sol! Çok güneşliydi!

It was so a sunny place! ¡Era un lugar tan soleado! Çok güneşli bir yerdi!

Oh...

I'm sorry…

after you. senden sonra. 您先請。

No, no, no, no... after you.

No… after you.

Good grief! Good|misericordia Καλή θλίψη! Aman Tanrım! 天哪! 好悲傷!

Mark. It was you. Σημάδι. Ήσουν εσύ. Mark. O sendin.

They're the wrong way around. Έχουν λάθος τρόπο. Están al revés. Yanlış yoldalar.

Don't we use ‘so' with adjectives ¿No usamos 'so' con los adjetivos? Sıfatlarla birlikte 'so' kullanmıyor muyuz?

and ‘such' with noun phrases? y "tal" con frases sustantivas? ve isim tamlamaları ile 'gibi'?

Leslie?

Well done!

We can use ‘so' and ‘such' Podemos utilizar "so" y "such".

to emphasise something that we are talking about. |강조하다|||||| |to emphasise|||||| para enfatizar algo de lo que estamos hablando. Konuştuğumuz bir şeyi vurgulamak için.

We use ‘so' to emphasise an adjective Utilizamos "so" para enfatizar un adjetivo

and ‘such' to emphasise a noun phrase. y "tal" para enfatizar una frase nominal.

It was so sunny. Hacía mucho sol.

It was such a sunny place. Era un lugar tan soleado.

Good job. Here's a bonus question: Buen trabajo. Aquí hay una pregunta extra:

If the thing we emphasise using ‘so' and ‘such' Eğer 'öyle' ve 'böyle' kullanarak vurguladığımız şey 如果我们用“所以”和“这样的”来强调某件事

causes a reaction, what structure do we need to add? προκαλεί αντίδραση, ποια δομή πρέπει να προσθέσουμε; bir reaksiyona neden olursa, hangi yapıyı eklememiz gerekir? 引起反应,我们需要添加什么结构?

We use a ‘that' clause. Χρησιμοποιούμε μια ρήτρα «αυτό». "Bu" cümlesini kullanırız.

Leslie?

Absolutely right! Kesinlikle doğru!

We can add a ‘that' clause to a ‘so' or ‘such' phrase

to say that the thing we are emphasising |||||||en mettant l'accent |||||||emphasising vurguladığımız şeyin

is the reason that something happened!

Well done, Selene.

OK. It's time for a quick-fire round. ΕΝΤΑΞΕΙ. Ήρθε η ώρα για ένα γρήγορο γύρο.

Complete these 'so' and 'such' phrases

with a ‘that' clause.

The day was so sad… El día fue tan triste... O gün çok üzücüydü.

…that I couldn't believe it when I met Mark. ...que no podía creerlo cuando conocí a Mark. ...Mark'la tanıştığımda inanamadım.

Correct!

She's such a kind person... Es una persona tan amable... O çok nazik bir insan. 她真是一个善良的人……

…that you can always ask her for help. ...que siempre puedes pedirle ayuda. ...ondan her zaman yardım isteyebileceğinizi. ...你可以随时向她寻求帮助。

Correct!

Yes…quite. Evet. Oldukça.

I met someone so attractive… Çok çekici biriyle tanıştım.

…that I can't resist how I feel. …ότι δεν μπορώ να αντισταθώ στο πώς νιώθω. ...hissettiklerime karşı koyamıyorum.

Correct!

Focus on the game, please! 게임에 집중해 주세요!||||

There was such chemistry… |||케미가 있었다 |||attraction Había tanta química... Öyle bir kimya vardı ki. 有這樣的化學反應…

…that I couldn't control myself. ...que no podía controlarme. ...kendimi kontrol edemiyordum.

Correct.

Alright, stop it now. Tamam, kes artık.

You're making everyone ill! Αρρωσταίνεις τους πάντες! Herkesi hasta ediyorsun! 你使每个人都病了!

Two points each.

OK. On to our second round.

How can we use ‘so' and ‘such' 'so' ve 'such' kelimelerini nasıl kullanabiliriz?

to emphasise a great quantity of something? ||||quantity|| Bir şeyin büyük miktarını vurgulamak için mi?

Please, after you…

I couldn't possibly... Δεν θα μπορούσα να... Mümkün değil. 我不可能...

As if I could go before you, Selene. Σαν να μπορούσα να πάω πριν από σένα, Selene. Sanki senden önce gidebilirmişim gibi, Selene. 就好像我可以走在你前面一樣,塞勒涅。

Selene!

We combine them with ‘much' and ‘many'. ||그것들을|||| Bunları 'çok' ve 'birçok' ile birleştiriyoruz.

How about an example? Bir örneğe ne dersiniz?

Selene has such many points that I could never win. Selene'in o kadar çok puanı var ki asla kazanamam.

That answer was totally wrong.

Was it?

I'm sorry I seem to have lost focus. Odağımı kaybettiğim için özür dilerim.

Stop it!

Leslie?

When we want to emphasise the quantity of something Bir şeyin miktarını vurgulamak istediğimizde

we can combine ‘so' with ‘much' or ‘many'.

‘Much' is used for uncountable nouns ||||셀 수 없는| ||||incontável|

- so much love -

and ‘many' is used for countable nouns |||||셀 수 있는|

- so many hugs. ||câlins ||<많은 포옹> ||abraços - 這麼多的擁抱。

However, we cannot combine 'such'

with either 'much' or 'many'.

That form does not exist. Böyle bir form mevcut değildir.

Alright loverboy. |알았어, 애인. |il seduttore Εντάξει εραστή. Pekala aşık çocuk. 好吧,情人。

Minus eight points to you. Sana eksi sekiz puan.

Mark!

Selene!

Oi!

Look at me!

On to our last question.

Look at these two short dialogues |||||dialogues |||||dialoghi 看看這兩段簡短的對話

and tell me what the difference is between ‘so',

‘such' and ‘very'.

You are very late.

I'm sorry I'm so late. I missed the bus. Çok geç kaldığım için özür dilerim. Otobüsü kaçırdım.

We had a very good time. Çok iyi vakit geçirdik.

Why do you think you had such a good time? Neden bu kadar iyi vakit geçirdiğinizi düşünüyorsunuz? 你为什么认为你度过了如此美好的时光?

Oh, third time! I'm sorry. Α, τρίτη φορά! Συγγνώμη. Oh, üçüncü kez! Özür dilerim.

It must be destiny. |||destin |||il destino Πρέπει να είναι το πεπρωμένο. Bu kader olmalı.

You're making the audience sick! Αρρωσταίνεις το κοινό! Seyirciyi hasta ediyorsun! 你让观众感到恶心!

Selene, you go!

Well,

all three are being used to emphasise something, so... üçü de bir şeyi vurgulamak için kullanılıyor, yani...

I'm not sure.

Maybe Marky knows... |Peut-être Marky sait...| |마키| |o Marky| Ίσως ο Μάρκι ξέρει...

he's so clever. O çok zeki.

His name's Mark!

Thanks Seleney. |Merci Seleney. |셀레니야 고마워.

In the first line of each dialogue, Her diyaloğun ilk satırında,

the speaker introduces a new idea. ||소개하다||| ||introduce|||

In the second, the person emphasises the same idea… |||||met en avant||| |||||강조하다||| |||||emphasises|||

so it's something to do with new information

and known information. ve bilinen bilgiler.

Leslie?

Well done… Μπράβο…

Marky.

‘So', ‘such' and ‘very' can emphasise,

but we usually use ‘very' when giving new information ancak yeni bir bilgi verirken genellikle 'çok' kelimesini kullanırız 但我们通常在提供新信息时使用“非常”

and ‘so' or ‘such' to emphasise information 以及“so”或“such”来强调信息

that is already known. zaten bilinen bir şey.

Well done. Have seven points between you.

Oh, no. You can have them Selene. Ωχ όχι. Μπορείτε να τα έχετε Selene. Oh, hayır. Onları alabilirsin Selene. 哦,不。塞勒涅,你可以拥有它们。

No, you can have them Mark.

No, you.

No, you.

Oh, let it end already. Α, ας τελειώσει κιόλας. Bırak da bitsin artık.

Well, that brings us to the end of today's

Grammar Gameshow.

Let's count out the points.

And the winner is…

up to you. sana kalmış. 由你决定。 由你決定。

Mark...

Selene…

one of you has to lose. biriniz kaybetmek zorunda. 你们其中有一个人必须输。

Who's it going to be? Ποιος θα είναι; Kim olacak?

I'll lose…

let her win. Bırak o kazansın.

No…

Mark you can't!

My darling…

It's a far better thing I do, Είναι πολύ καλύτερο πράγμα που κάνω, Bu yaptığım çok daha iyi bir şey, 我做的是一件更好的事, 這是我做的更好的事情

than I have ever done before. daha önce hiç yapmadığım kadar.

Alright.

You chose. Sen seçtin.

Watch out for the elephants! ||||코끼리를 조심하세요! ||||gli elefanti Προσοχή στους ελέφαντες! Fillere dikkat edin! 小心大象! 小心大象!

It looks like we'll need another contestant. Φαίνεται ότι θα χρειαστούμε άλλον διαγωνιζόμενο.

And Selene, well done to you. Ve Selene, aferin sana.

Here's what you've won. Εδώ είναι τι έχετε κερδίσει.

It's a tandem bicycle! ||tandem| ||탠덤 자전거입니다!| ||bicicleta dupla|bici Είναι ένα ποδήλατο tandem! Bu bir tandem bisiklet! 这是一辆双人自行车! 這是雙人自行車!

Perfect for taking long rides with your lover. ||||balades||| ||||라이딩||| Sevgilinizle uzun yolculuklar yapmak için mükemmeldir.

I'll never love again! Bir daha asla sevmeyeceğim! 我再也不会爱了!

We'll see you again next week,

where you can play for another prize.

Thanks for joining us. Ευχαριστούμε που ήρθατε μαζί μας.

Say goodbye, Leslie.

Ciao, Leslie 안녕, 레슬리| Ciao, Leslie

See you next time. Hasta la próxima.

Wave Selene. Κύμα Σελήνη.

Wave and smile! Κουνήστε και χαμογελάστε! 揮手微笑!