Fill in the blanks.
1. He is ...................... old that he cannot walk.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. He is .......................... old to walk.
Correct!
Wrong!
Note the pattern too...to...
3. The test was …………………….. difficult that I do not expect to pass.
Correct!
Wrong!
Note the pattern so...that...
4. He is ……………………. short to be a cop.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. The movie was …………………………. interesting.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either so or very can be used here.
6. She was …………………….. anxious to sit still.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. We can’t start now. It is …………………….. late.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. She is ……………………….. beautiful.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Too shows undesirable extremes.
9. It is ……………………. cold.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. It is …………………….. cold to go out now.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. He drives …………………. fast.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. Why are you driving …………………….. fast?
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- He is so old that he cannot walk.
- He is too old to walk.
- The test was so difficult that I do not expect to pass.
- He is too short to be a cop.
- The movie was so / very interesting.
- She was too anxious to sit still.
- We can’t start now. It is too late.
- She is very /so beautiful.
- It is so / very / too cold.
- It is too cold to go out now.
- He drives so / too / very fast.
- Why are you driving so fast?