Fill in the blanks.
1The room was ............... hot that I could not sleep at all.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when a that-clause gives the result.
2She is ............... polite a person to refuse.
Wrong!
Use "too" in the pattern too + adjective + a/an + noun + to-infinitive.
3The trains are ............... crowded to get a seat.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective when the result is negative or impossible.
4There were far ............... many applicants for the job.
Wrong!
The correct intensifier is "too" in the phrase far too many.
5She was ............... upset that she did not talk to anybody.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when a that-clause gives the result.
6The water is ............... salty that we cannot drink it.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when a that-clause gives the result.
7You have always been ............... kind to me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "too" and "very" can naturally modify kind in this sentence.
8We arrived ............... late to have dinner.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective when the result is negative or impossible.
9He is a ............... intelligent child.
Wrong!
Use "very" before an adjective in the normal pattern a very intelligent child.
10We shall be ............... pleased if you can spend a few days with us.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "only too" and "very" are natural before pleased in this sentence.
11You ask ............... too many questions.
Wrong!
Use "far" to strengthen the phrase too many.
12We got ............... answers to our advertisement that we could not reply to everyone.
Wrong!
Use "so many" before a plural noun when a that-clause gives the result.
Answers
- The room was so hot that I could not sleep at all.
- She is too polite a person to refuse.
- The trains are too crowded to get a seat.
- There were far too many applicants for the job.
- She was so upset that she did not talk to anybody.
- The water is so salty that we cannot drink it.
- You have always been too / very kind to me.
- We arrived too late to have dinner.
- He is a very intelligent child.
- We shall be only too / very pleased if you can spend a few days with us.
- You ask far too many questions.
- We got so many answers to our advertisement that we could not reply to everyone.