How to use such in a sentence Can such be used as a pronoun? We can use such as to introduce an example or examples of something we mention We normally use a comma before such as when we present a list of examples Where there is just one example, we don’t need a comma To so extreme a degree
She has been in such poor health lately. Of the kind, character, degree, extent, etc., of that or those indicated or implied. See examples of such used in a sentence. When it is used as a determiner, it is followed by a count noun in the plural or by an uncountable noun 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. Such can come before a noun (with or without an adjective before the noun), but so comes before an adjective without a noun following
When used with a/an, such comes immediately before the determiner whereas so comes before the determiner and the adjective She's such a nice doctor (correct) * she's a such nice doctor (incorrect) she's so nice a doctor Similar, like, comparable, analogous, alike, corresponding, parallel, matching Different, diverse, unlike, dissimilar, various, distinct, disparate, distinguishable
Such meaning ‘of this or that kind’ in more formal situations, we can use s uch to mean ‘of this or that kind’ We can use it before a/an or after expressions like the only, the first, the second You must not destroy people’s houses I could never agree to such a plan (a plan of that kind) Discover everything about the word such in english
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