2. 2. such...that... 1. No other + N(P) 1 + be + so + Adj + as + N(P) 2

3. Example: Tornados are the most powerful and destructive type of storms. → No other types of storms are so powerful and destructive as tornados. 1. No other + N(P) 1 + be + so + Adj + as + N(P) 2

4. Exercise A Rewrite the sentences by following the example. 1. The blue whale is the largest animal in the world. No other animal in the world is so large as the blue whale. 

5. 2. American football is the most exciting sport. No other sport is so exciting as American football.  3. Ang Lee is the most famous Chinese movie director. No other Chinese movie director is so famous as Ang Lee. 

6. 4. Harry Potter is the most interesting modern novel. No other modern novel is so interesting as Harry Potter.  5. Mt. Jade is the highest mountain in Taiwan. No other mountain in Taiwan is so high as Mt. jade. 

7. Although the earthquake that hit Taiwan on September 21 only lasted a few minutes, it affected the people of the island for a long time. 1 _______________ ___________________________________ ____ (earthquake/Taiwan/been/severe/ it) That night when the quake occurred, I was sound asleep. All of a sudden, my room shook fiercely, making a loud noise. Exercise B Complete the following paragraph with the words given. Use the above pattern. No other earthquake in Taiwan has been so severe as it.

8. 2 ___________________________________ _____________ (noise/terrible/that one) I rushed to my mom’s room and found she was awake, too. All we could do at that moment was hold each other and pray. 3 ___________________________________ ___________________ (prayer/mine/ desperate/that one) I was almost scared to death. Fortunately, the quake quickly ceased. All my family got together, and we shared our feelings with one another. The next day, while watching the news on TV, I was stunned by what I saw. No other noise was/had been so terrible as that one. No other prayer of mine was/had been so desperate as that one.

9. Within my memory, 4 ________________ ___________________________________ __________ (earthquake/Taiwan/ devastating/this one). It not only destroyed a great number of buildings but killed and injured thousands of people. What a disaster it was! My family and I all agree that 5 _______________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________ (natural disaster/ Taiwan/been/great/September 21 quake). no other earthquake in Taiwan was so devastating as this one no other natural disaster in Taiwan has been so great as the September 21 quake

10. Example: The low-pressure center of a tornado is a powerful vacuum. It can tear the roofs from houses or suck the corks from bottles. → The low-pressure center of a tornado is such a powerful vacuum that it can tear the roofs from houses or suck the corks from bottles. 2. such...that...

11. Match each sentence in Box A with a proper one in Box B; then combine the two sentences into one, using the above pattern. Exercise A: 1. This is a good opportunity. 2. It was an easy test. 3. Mary is a responsible girl. ‧ I finished it sooner than expected. ‧ He got a promotion. ‧ She takes care of everything.

12. 4. It was a nice day today. 5. Steve did an excellent job. ‧ You shouldn’t miss it. ‧ We decided to go on a picnic. 1. _______________________________ _______________________________ 2. _______________________________ _______________________________ This is such a good opportunity that you shouldn’t miss it. It was such an easy test that I finished it sooner than expected.

13. 3. _______________________________ _______________________________ 4. _______________________________ _______________________________ 5. _______________________________ _______________________________ Mary is such a responsible girl that she takes care of everything. It was such a nice day today that we decided to go on a picnic. Steve did such an excellent job that he got a promotion.

14. Exercise B Try to describe your classmates with the pattern above. The first one has been done for you. 1. Tom is such a smart person that he can solve all kinds of math problems. 2. _________________________________ _________________________________ 3. _________________________________ _________________________________ Jeff is such an honest man that everybody trusts him. Jennifer is such a pretty girl that I cannot stop looking at her.

15. Back 4. _________________________________ _________________________________ 5. ________________________________ ________________________________ ___________ Peter is such a hard-working student that he often gets top grades. Brad is such a procrastinator that he always fails to hand in his assignments on time.