While using 'too.......to' we have to follow following rules:
1) Use 'too' on the place of 'so' or 'very'.
2) Take 'to' on the place of 'that' or 'as a connective' and take given verb after it.
3) Remove 'Subject' and 'negative part' from the sentence after 'that' or 'from the next sentence'.
Exercise: 1. Sentences with 'so....... that'
Exam. 1. He is so poor that he can not pay the bill.
Ans. He is too poor to pay the bill.
Exam. 2. She was so weak that she could not walk.
Ans. She was too weak to walk.
Examples for practice:
Use 'too......to' in the following sentences
1. Coffee was so hot that it could not be drunk.
2. An old man was so humble that he could not cheat anyone.
3. She is so intelligent that she can not miss any question to answer.
4. Swara is so pretty that nobody can hate her.
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Exercise : 2 Sentences without 'so....... ........that' (Two seperate sentence)
The words too…to have a negative meaning. It means ‘more than is necessary or desirable’.
Study the following sentences.
- He was very nervous. He could not perform well on the stage.
- He was too nervous to performwell on the stage.
- I was very busy. I could not talk to her.
- I was too busy to talk to her.
- The task was very difficult. I could not do it without help.
- The task was too difficult to dowithout help.
- It was very hot. We did not want to go out.
- It was too hot to go out.
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Examples for Practice :-
Combine the following sentences using too…to.
1. The place was very noisy. I couldn’t hear anything properly.
2. He earns very little. He cannot keep his family in comfort.
3. I know him very well. I don’t like him.
4. She was very anxious about her husband. She could not think about anything else.
5. She is very clumsy. She cannot handle glassware carefully.
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