So great was the demand: القلب مع so وsuch وas والمكان

أمثلة

1. So great was the demand that the tickets sold out in an hour.

   كان الطلب كبيرًا لدرجة أن التذاكر نفدت في ساعة.

2. Such was the noise that nobody heard the alarm.

   كان الضجيج شديدًا لدرجة أن أحدًا لم يسمع الإنذار.

3. She speaks four languages, as does her brother.

   تتحدث أربع لغات، وكذلك أخوها.

4. At the end of the garden stood an old stone cottage.

   في آخر الحديقة كان يقوم كوخ حجري قديم.

أخطاء شائعة

• ✗خطأ: So great the demand was that tickets sold out.

  ✓صحيح: So great was the demand that tickets sold out.

  بعد so مع الصفة في البداية يسبق الفعلُ الفاعلَ.

• ✗خطأ: Such the noise was that nobody slept.

  ✓صحيح: Such was the noise that nobody slept.

  Such was ثم الفاعل: الفعل في الموضع الثاني.

• ✗خطأ: Here the bus comes.

  ✓صحيح: Here comes the bus.

  بعد here يأتي الاسم بعد الفعل (لكن Here it comes).

تمارين محلولة

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1. ١حوّل الجملة.

   أعد الصياغة بـ so في البداية.

   The storm was so violent that trees were uprooted.

   1. أSo was violent the storm that trees were uprooted.
   2. بSo violent the storm was that trees were uprooted.
   3. جSo the storm violent was that trees were uprooted.
   4. دSo violent was the storm that trees were uprooted.
   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: د So violent was the storm that trees were uprooted.

   So مع الصفة ثم was ثم the storm.

2. ٢اختر الجملة الصحيحة.

   1. أSo was his anger that he could not speak.
   2. بSuch his anger was that he could not speak.
   3. جSuch was his anger that he could not speak.
   4. دSuch was angry he that he could not speak.
   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: ج Such was his anger that he could not speak.

   Such was مع الاسم ثم that.

3. ٣اختر الجملة الصحيحة.

   أي جملة تعني الشيء نفسه؟

   She has lived abroad, as have most of her friends.

   1. أHer friends have never lived abroad.
   2. بShe has lived abroad like a friend.
   3. جMost of her friends have also lived abroad.
   4. دMost of her friends want to live abroad.
   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: ج Most of her friends have also lived abroad.

   as have مع الفاعل = وكذلك …

4. ٤أكمل الفراغ.

   So loud _____ the music that the neighbours called the police.

   1. أwas
   2. بthe
   3. جit
   4. دwere
   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: أ So loud was the music that the neighbours called the police.

   So مع الصفة ثم was مع فاعل مفرد.

5. ٥هذه الجملة خاطئة. اختر التصحيح.

   So tired I was that I fell asleep on the bus.

   1. أSo I was tired that I fell asleep on the bus.
   2. بSuch tired was I that I fell asleep on the bus.
   3. جSo tired was I that I fell asleep on the bus.
   4. دSo tired was I, that I was fell asleep on the bus.
   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: ج So tired was I that I fell asleep on the bus.

   اقلب بعد so مع الصفة: was I.

6. ٦رتّب الكلمات لتكوين جملة صحيحة.

   In the doorway stood a tall stranger

   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: In the doorway stood a tall stranger.

   بعد ظرف مكان مقدَّم قد يسبق الفعلُ الفاعلَ الاسم.

7. ٧اختر الجملة الصحيحة.

   أين يُرجَّح أن تقرأ هذا؟

   Such was the scale of the damage that the town was evacuated.

   1. أA shopping list
   2. بA text message to a friend
   3. جA news report or a history book
   4. دA chat at a party
   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: ج A news report or a history book

   هذا القلب من سمات الإنجليزية المكتوبة الرسمية.

8. ٨اختر الجملة الصحيحة.

   1. أHere does the bus come at last!
   2. بHere comes the bus at last!
   3. جHere comes it at last!
   4. دHere the bus comes at last!
   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: ب Here comes the bus at last!

   بعد here يسبق الفعلُ الفاعلَ الاسم.

9. ٩حوّل الجملة.

   أعد الصياغة بـ such في البداية.

   The response was so strong that the company changed its policy.

   1. أSo such was the response that the company changed its policy.
   2. بSuch a response was that the company changed its policy.
   3. جSuch the response was that the company changed its policy.
   4. دSuch was the response that the company changed its policy.
   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: د Such was the response that the company changed its policy.

   Such was مع الفاعل ثم that: والشدة مفهومة ضمنًا.

10. ١٠اختر الجملة الصحيحة.

    ما الصحيح؟

    He earns more than do most of his colleagues.

    1. أHis colleagues earn more than he does.
    2. بThey all earn exactly the same.
    3. جHe does most of his colleagues’ work.
    4. دMost of his colleagues earn less than he does.
    اعرض الإجابة

    الإجابة: د Most of his colleagues earn less than he does.

    than do مع الفاعل = مما يكسبه معظم زملائه.