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 usingso…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.
1He is ............... poor to buy clothes.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective followed by a to-infinitive to show that something is impossible or unsuitable.
2He is ............... good a man to offend anyone.
Wrong!
Use "too" in the pattern too + adjective + a/an + noun + to-infinitive.
3I am ............... busy to talk to you.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective followed by a to-infinitive to mean more than is possible or acceptable.
4I am ............... tired that I cannot climb the steps.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when it is followed by a that-clause showing the result.
5The officer is ............... honest that he will not take bribes.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when a that-clause gives the result.
6His grades are ............... low to secure admission to a prestigious college.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective followed by a to-infinitive to show a negative result.
7The problem is ............... complex to be solved easily.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective followed by a to-infinitive; "so" would need a that-clause (so complex that...).
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- He is too poor to buy clothes.
- He is too good a man to offend anyone.
- I am too busy to talk to you.
- I am so tired that I cannot climb the steps.
- The officer is so honest that he will not take bribes.
- His grades are too low to secure admission to a prestigious college.
- The problem is too complex to be solved easily.