USE OF ‘TOO’-----‘TO’

Rule 1.

The boy is very weak. He can not walk. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: The boy is too weak to walk.

Jerry was very small. He could not chop wood. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: Jerry was too small to chop wood.

Della saved very small. She could not buy Jim a nice gift. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: Della saved too small to buy Jim a nice gift.

I was very young. I had not learned to say “no” to a woman. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: I was too young to say “no” to a woman.

Jim and Della were very poor. They could not buy Christmas gift. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: Jim and Della were too poor to buy Christmas gift.

He is very dull. He cannot understand the meaning of any remark. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: He is too dull to understand the meaning of any remark.

They were very weak. They could not talk. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: They were too weak to talk.

He is very intelligent. He can not be deceived. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: He is too intelligent to be deceived.

I was very young. I could not say ‘no’ to a woman. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: I was too young to say ‘no’ to a woman.

They are very nice. They can not be used just at present. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: They are too nice to use just at present.

The authoress thought that jerry was very small. He could not chop wood. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: The authoress thought that jerry was too small to chop wood.

Jerry was very honest. He did not show excuse for his carelessness. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: Jerry was too honest to show excuse for his carelessness.

This student is very dull. He does not understand what I say. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: This student is too dull to understand what I say.

The sailors were weak. They could not speak. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: The sailors were too weak to speak.

The lady guest was very greedy. She could not check her temptation for rich food. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: The lady guest was too greedy to check her temptation for rich food.

The news is very good. It can not be true. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: The news is too good to be true.

TOO--------To

Rule 2.

The tea is very hot. I can not drink it. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: The tea is too hot for me to drink.

This poem is very difficult. I can not understand it. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: This poem is too difficult for me to understand.

The load was very heavy. The porter could not carry it. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: The load was too heavy for the porter to carry.

The set of combs in a Broadway window were very expensive. Della could not get them before. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: The set of combs in a Broadway window were too expensive for Della to get them before.

It is a very interesting matter. I can not overlook it. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: It is a too interesting a matter for me to overlook.

The sailor’s throats were very dry. They could not speak. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: The sailor’s throats were too dry for them to speak.

The old sailor spoke very strangely. The guest could not move from there. (Use ‘too…to’)

Answer: The old sailor spoke too strangely for the guest to move from there.