SOTHAT vs SUCHTHAT

So...That
It expresses a cause and effect.

Grammar:
So + adjective/adverb + that
I was so sleepy that I couldn't keep my eyes open.
(SLEEPY = ADJECTIVE)

Examples
Cause: It was too windy.
Effect: We couldn't go sailing.

It was so windy that we couldn't go sailing.

(windy- adjective)

Cause: My sister is very shy.

Effect: She hides behind my mother when there are strangers around.

My sister is so shy that she hides behind my mother when there are strangers around.
(shy- adjective)

Cause: The dress was wonderfully designed.

Effect: I couldn't take my eyes off it.

The dress was so wonderfully designed that I couldn't take my eyes off it.
(wonderfully- adverb)

Such...That
Also expresses a cause and effect.

Grammar:
such + (adjective) + NOUN + that
such + NOUN PHRASE + that

Examples
Cause: It was a great movie.
Effect: I watched it several times.

It's such a great movie that I've watched it several times.

(great-adjective, movie-noun) NOUN PHRASE

Cause: She is a very charming woman.

Effect: Everybody stares at her.

She is such a charming woman that everybody stares at her.

(charming-adjective, woman-noun) NOUN PHRASE

Note: such a very charming... "very" is dropped (omitted)

Attention
So...that is used with quantifiers (many, much, few, little) even if there is a noun.

I have so many friends that I never get bored.

He has so much money that he can buy whatever he wants.

Quick Exercise
Complete the sentences with so or such.

1. I spend .. much money that I can't save any.

2. Jimmy and Ken are .. alike that I can't tell one from another.

3. Shames is . a nice dog that he never barks.

4. Those are .. great pictures that I never want to throw them away.

5. I am . bored that I just want to sleep.

6. Our neighbors are . kind that they let us borrow their lawn mower (mesin pemotong rumput).

7. My back aches . badly that I can't lift anything anymore.

8. Hawaii has . amazing beaches that everyone wants to live there.