We can combine two clauses using too…to.
Read the following sentences.
- He is very proud. He will not ask for help.
We can combine these two sentences using too….to.
- He is too proud to ask for help.
The same idea can be expressed using so…that…
- He is so proud that he will not ask for help.
Another example is given below.
- She is very old. She cannot live without help.
- She is too old to live without help.
- She is so old that she cannot live without help.
Fill in the blanks.
1. He is ................................. poor to buy clothes.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. He is ........................................ good a man to offend anyone.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. I am ................................ busy to talk to you.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I am ............................. tired that I cannot climb the steps.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. The officer is ................................. honest that he will not take bribes.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. His grades are ..................................... low to secure admission in a prestigious college.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. The problem is ........................ complex to be solved easily.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. He is too poor to buy clothes.
2. He is too good a man to offend anyone.
3. I am too busy to talk to you.
4. I am too tired to climb the steps.
5. The officer is too honest to take a bribe.
6. His grades are too low to secure admission in a prestigious college.
7. The problem is too complex to be solved easily.
