Fill in the blanks.
1There was ............... much noise for me to work.
Wrong!
Use "too" before "much noise" in the pattern too much + noun + for someone to do something.
2The Sahara is ............... dry that people cannot live there.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when it is followed by a that-clause.
3He is ............... proud to beg.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective when it is followed by a to-infinitive.
4The bag is ............... heavy for me to lift.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective in the pattern too + adjective + for someone + to-infinitive.
5He speaks ............... fast that I cannot follow him.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adverb when it is followed by a that-clause.
6The coat was ............... expensive for me to buy.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective in the pattern too + adjective + for someone + to-infinitive.
7The problem was ............... difficult that I could not solve it.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when it is followed by a that-clause.
8You are ............... young to marry.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective when it is followed by a to-infinitive.
9He was ............... weak that he could not even sit up.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when it is followed by a that-clause.
10She is ............... shy to address a gathering.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective when it is followed by a to-infinitive.
11I am ............... tired that I cannot walk any further.
Wrong!
Use "so" before an adjective when it is followed by a that-clause.
12The news is ............... good to be true.
Wrong!
Use "too" in the fixed expression "too good to be true".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- There was too much noise for me to work.
- The Sahara is so dry that people cannot live there.
- He is too proud to beg.
- The bag is too heavy for me to lift.
- He speaks so fast that I cannot follow him.
- The coat was too expensive for me to buy.
- The problem was so difficult that I could not solve it.
- You are too young to marry.
- He was so weak that he could not even sit up.
- She is too shy to address a gathering.
- I am so tired that I cannot walk any further.
- The news is too good to be true.
