Fill in the blanks with too, very and so.
1. The package is light but it is ......................... bulky to carry.
Correct!
Wrong!
Too bulky to carry means the same as so bulky that it cannot be carried.
2. The problem was ........................ difficult for him to solve.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. Robin Hood was ........................... intelligent to be taught by the Sheriff's men.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. She is ............................. polite to refuse.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I was ......................... much impressed by their performance.
Correct!
Wrong!
Too much shows undesirable extremes.
6. I put down the luggage because it was ............................ heavy.
Correct!
Wrong!
All of these are possible here.
7. She is .......................... beautiful.
Correct!
Wrong!
Very is the most appropriate answer here. So is also possible.
8. The soldiers were ......................... exhausted to continue fighting.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. She was .......................... terrified that she could not move.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. Portia was ........................... intelligent to be fooled.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. He was ........................... late that he missed the flight.
Correct!
Wrong!
We do not use very before a that-clause.
12. He asks far ............................ many questions.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- The package is light but it is too bulky to carry.
- The problem was too difficult for him to solve.
- Robin Hood was too intelligent to be taught by the Sheriff’s men.
- She is too polite to refuse.
- I was very much impressed by their performance.
- I put down the luggage because it was too/so/very heavy.
- She is very / so beautiful.
- The soldiers were too exhausted to continue fighting.
- She was so terrified that she could not move.
- Portia was too intelligent to be fooled.
- He was so late that he missed the flight.
- He asks far too many questions.
