比較so和 such

其規律由so與such的不同詞性決定。such 是形容詞,修飾名詞或名詞詞組,so是副詞,只能修飾形容詞或副
詞。so 還可與表示數量的形容詞many,few,much, little連用,形成固定搭配。

so + adj. such + a(n) + n.
so + adj. + a(n) + n. such + n. (pl.)
so + adj. + n. (pl.)  such +n. (pl.) 
so + adj. + n. [不可數]such +n. [不可數]

so foolish such a fool 
so nice a flower  such a nice flower
so many/ few flowers  such nice flowers
so much/little money. such rapid progress 
so many people such a lot of people

  so many 已成固定搭配,a lot of 雖相當於 many,但 a lot of 為名詞性的,只能用such搭配。
  so…that與such…that之間的轉換既為 so與such之間的轉換。