Fill in the blanks.
1The room was ............... hot that I could not sleep at all.
Wrong!
We cannot use too or very before a that-clause.
2She is ............... polite a person to refuse.
Wrong!
Note the pattern too..to. We can also express this idea using so. She is so polite that she cannot refuse.
3The trains are ............... crowded.
Wrong!
Either could be used to talk about extremes.
4There were far ............... many applicants for the job.
Wrong!
The expression too many can be modified by far.
5She was ............... upset that she did not talk to anybody.
Wrong!
Only so is possible before a that-clause.
6The water is ............... salty that we cannot drink it.
Wrong!
Only so is possible before a that-clause.
7You have always been ............... kind to me.
Wrong!
We cannot use too much before an adjective without a noun.
8We arrived ............... late to have dinner.
Wrong!
We cannot use too much before an adjective without a noun.
9He is a ............... intelligent child.
Wrong!
We cannot use so before adjective + noun.
10We shall be ............... pleased if you can spend a few days with us.
Wrong!
The expression only too can mean very.
11You ask ............... too many questions.
Wrong!
We can use far to modify too many. Much is not used before too many.
12We got ............... answers to our advertisement.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The room was so hot that I could not sleep at all.
- She is too polite a person to refuse.
- The trains are Either could be used here crowded.
- 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 kind to me.
- We arrived too late to have dinner.
- He is a very intelligent child.
- We shall be Either could be used here pleased if you can spend a few days with us.
- You ask far too many questions.
- We got All of the above answers to our advertisement.
