Complete the following sentences.
1It was ............... hot that we didn’t go out.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when it is followed by a result clause with "that".
2She is ............... old to work.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective to mean more than is possible or suitable.
3The tea was ............... hot.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "too" and "very" can complete the sentence, but "too" means excessively hot while "very" means extremely hot.
4The milk was ............... good that we couldn’t stop drinking it.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when it is followed by a result clause with "that".
5It’s ............... terrible weather.
Wrong!
Use "such" before an adjective plus an uncountable noun such as "terrible weather".
6She is looking ............... older.
Wrong!
Use "so much" before a comparative adjective such as "older".
7It was ............... warm when we were in Vienna.
Wrong!
Use "very" to intensify an adjective without adding a result or excess meaning.
8He spoke ............... fast that nobody could understand.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adverb when it is followed by a result clause with "that".
9Would you be ............... kind as to tell me the time?
Wrong!
The polite fixed expression is "so kind as to".
10He is a ............... intelligent child.
Wrong!
Use "very" to intensify an adjective in "a very intelligent child".
Answers
- It was so hot that we didn’t go out.
- She is too old to work.
- The tea was too / very hot.
- The milk was so good that we couldn’t stop drinking it.
- It’s such terrible weather.
- She is looking so much older.
- It was very warm when we were in Vienna.
- He spoke so fast that nobody could understand.
- Would you be so kind as to tell me the time?
- He is a very intelligent child.
