A. Affirmative Sentences: “So…that” ↔ “Too…to”
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He is so weak that he cannot walk.
👉 He is too weak to walk. -
The sum was so difficult that I could not solve it.
👉 The sum was too difficult to solve. -
She was so tired that she could not continue the work.
👉 She was too tired to continue the work. -
It was so hot that we could not go outside.
👉 It was too hot to go outside. -
The bag is so heavy that he cannot lift it.
👉 The bag is too heavy for him to lift. -
The question was so confusing that the students could not answer it.
👉 The question was too confusing to answer. -
The music was so loud that we could not sleep.
👉 The music was too loud to sleep. -
The film was so boring that I could not watch it till the end.
👉 The film was too boring to watch till the end. -
The hill is so steep that we cannot climb it.
👉 The hill is too steep to climb. -
He is so young that he cannot take this responsibility.
👉 He is too young to take this responsibility.
B. Negative Sentences: “Too…to” ↔ “So…that…not”
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He is too proud to apologise.
👉 He is so proud that he will not apologise. -
She is too shy to speak in public.
👉 She is so shy that she does not speak in public. -
This work is too tough to finish in a day.
👉 This work is so tough that it cannot be finished in a day. -
They are too poor to buy a house.
👉 They are so poor that they cannot buy a house. -
The article was too long to read in one sitting.
👉 The article was so long that I could not read it in one sitting. -
The food was too spicy to eat.
👉 The food was so spicy that it could not be eaten. -
He was too scared to speak a word.
👉 He was so scared that he did not speak a word. -
The student was too nervous to answer the question.
👉 The student was so nervous that he could not answer the question. -
The lake is too deep to swim across.
👉 The lake is so deep that you cannot swim across it. -
The book was too valuable to lend.
👉 The book was so valuable that I did not lend it.
