2023年11月12日 · never heard such a hubbub. The structure [ "such" + noun phrase ] can have meaning 2 or 3, depending on the context. But the structure [ "one such" + noun phrase ] can only have meaning 2, no matter the context. In your first two sample sentences, "such" has meaning 3. In your other two sentences, "such" has meaning 2.

The phrase as such means "like that," but not "and so" or "therefore." For example: Do not behave as such. A few more examples: The thing has been done already. There is nothing more to do about it. So we have to take it as such. Doing things as such will bring about disaster. Try to do things a better way.

2019年12月16日 · As you may be able to deduce from the example sentences given by sayfriend, “such a thing” is used to mean “a thing like that” or “a thing of that type”, while “such thing” is used with either a positive verb statement plus “no” (“I will do NO such thing”) or a negated verb plus “any” (“I wouldn’t [or would never] say ANY such thing”) to exclude an event from ...

2015年8月22日 · Such and Such: Count nouns vs. non-count nouns. Two distinct (and usually non-overlapping) possibilities exist for singular nouns X: such X (for a mass noun) such an X (for a count noun) Usually you must use exactly one of those, not either. If both forms are admissible, then we’re talking about two different words or senses of words.

2015年7月5日 · In such circumstances, you should remain indoors. In this sentence "in such circumstances" means the same as "when it is stormy." People who live in a desert or the tundra must survive harsh weather. You have to wonder about the toughness in such a people. Here, "in such a people" refers to a (type of) people who live in harsh weather.

"Such was" can be used in this way after the description rather than before it: "She leaned against the wall, incapable of making another move. Such was her astonishment." In this case I moved "such was her astonishment" to a new sentence after the description of the astonishment. Here is an example of the same structure used in a different ...

2017年5月23日 · Such here can also mean so great. And we have the structure: So + adjective + be + noun + that clause. So we have an answer to your transformation questions. Such (= So great) was Mary's disappointment that she could not keep working. Such (= So great) was the children's excitement that they talked about the show all night long.

Such a question might be perceived as infectious by certain people. The original question was asked New Year's Eve over four years ago so I guess the OP doesn't care anymore. However, for the correctness sake, feel free to edit the shazoo of my answer to make it proper.

2020年9月15日 · Macmillan Dictionary "such" Such can be used in the following ways: as a predeterminer (followed by “a” or “an” and a singular noun): She’s such an intelligent woman. It was such a shame that you couldn’t be with us. as a determiner (followed by a plural or uncountable noun): Such men are dangerous.We’ve had such awful weather lately.

As such means "by virtue of being such" or "in such a capacity": He is a Justice of the Peace. As such, he is empowered to perform marriages. Such refers to the preceding noun phrase Justice of the Peace and as such applies to the following noun phrase he. As a Justice of the Peace, he is empowered to perform marriages.