The
words too…to have a negative meaning. It means ‘more than is
necessary or desirable’.
Study the
following sentences.
He was very nervous. He could not perform well
on the stage.
Ans. He
was too nervous to perform well on the stage.
I was very busy. I could not talk to her.
Ans. I
was too busy to talk to her.
The task was very difficult. I could not do it
without help.
Ans. The
task was too difficult to do without help.
It was very hot. We did not want to go out.
Ans. It
was too hot to go out.
too → very,
excessively, extremely
too ……to…… →
so …… that ……cannot/ could not
Present
tense, is, am, are → cannot.
Past tense,
was, were → could not.
Remove 'too' from the following sentences and rewrite the same.
1. It is too hot outside.
Ans. It is
very hot outside.
2. These
books are too expensive.
Ans. These
books are very expensive.
3. Raja is
too fond of sweets.
Ans. Raja is
extremely fond of sweets.
4. It is too
sour.
Ans. IT is
very sour.
5. The king
was too infallible (perfect) to make a mistake.
Ans. The
king was so infallible that he could not make a mistake.
6. I am too
tired to think of anything.
Ans. I am so
tired that I cannot think of anything.
7. He spoke
too fast to be understood.
Ans. He
spoke so fast that one could not understand.
8. He is too proud to beg.
Ans. He is
so proud that he cannot beg.
9. Hitler
was too cruel to spare the Jews.
Ans. Hitler
was so cruel that he could not spare the Jews.
10. The
Chief Minister Mr. Raja was too busy to give us an appointment.
Ans. The
Chief Minister Mr. Raja was so busy that he could not give us an appointment.
11. Parents
nowadays are too busy to pay attention to their children education.
Ans. Parents
nowadays are so busy that they cannot pay attention to their children
education.
12. It
became too dark to read easily.
Ans. It
became so dark that one could not read easily.
13. I too
won a ticket to go to cinema.
Ans. I also
won a ticket to go to cinema.
14. He too
got it right.
Ans. He also
got it right.
Combine the following
sentences using too…to.
1. The
place was very noisy. I couldn’t hear anything properly.
2. He earns
very little. He cannot keep his family in comfort.
3. I know
him very well. I don’t like him.
4. She
was very anxious about her husband. She could not think about anything else.
5. She is
very clumsy. She cannot handle glassware carefully.
Answers
1. The
place was too noisy to hear anything properly.
2. He
earns too little to keep his family in comfort.
3. I know
him too well to like him.
4. She
was too anxious about her husband to think about anything
else.
5. She
is too clumsy to handle glassware carefully.
