such
◆◆◆ /sʌ
tʃ/
When
such
is used as a predeterminer, it is followed by 'a' and a count noun in the singular. When it is used as a determiner, it is followed by a count noun in the plural or by an uncount noun.
1
DET
You use
such
to refer back to the thing or person that you have just mentioned, or a thing or person like the one that you have just mentioned. You use
such as
and
such…as
to introduce a reference to the person or thing that has just been mentioned. □
There have been previous attempts at coups. We regard such methods as entirely unacceptable.
□
There'd be no telling how John would react to such news as this.
● PREDET
Such
is also a predeterminer. □
If your request is for information about a child, please contact the Registrar to find out how to make such a request.
□
How can we make sense of such a story as this?
●
Such
is also used before
be
. □
We are scared because we are being watched–such is the atmosphere in Pristina and other cities in Kosovo.
●
As such
is also used. □
There should be a law ensuring products tested on animals have to be labelled as such.
●
Such as
is also used. □
Issues such as these were not really his concern.
2
DET
You use
such…as
to link something or someone with a clause in which you give a description of the kind of thing or person that you mean. □
Each member of the alliance agrees to take such action as it deems necessary.
□
Britain is not enjoying such prosperity as it was in the mid-1980s.
●
Such as
is also used. □
Children do not use inflections such as are used in mature adult speech.
3
DET
You use
such…as
to introduce one or more examples of the kind of thing or person that you have just mentioned. □
…such careers as teaching, nursing, hairdressing and catering.
□
…delays caused by such things as bad weather or industrial disputes.
●
Such as
is also used. □
…serious offences, such as assault on a police officer.
4
DET
You use
such
before noun groups to emphasize the extent of something or to emphasize that something is remarkable. [EMPHASIS
] □
I think most of us don't want to read what's in the newspaper anyway in such detail.
□
The economy was not in such bad shape, he says.
● PREDET
Such
is also a predeterminer. □
You know the health service is in such a state and it's getting desperate now.
□
It was such a pleasant surprise.
5
PREDET
You use
such…that
in order to emphasize the degree of something by mentioning the result or consequence of it. [EMPHASIS
] □
His tongue swelled up to such a size that he could no longer speak clearly.
□
These changes take place over such a long time that we don't see them happening.
□
He was in such a hurry that he almost pushed me over on the stairs.
● DET
Such
is also a determiner. □
She looked at him in such distress that he had to look away.
●
Such
is also used after
be
. □
Though Vivaldi had earned a great deal in his lifetime, his extravagance was such that he died in poverty.
