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So and Too
So and Too
So is used before an adjective for emphasis (to make the statement stronger).
The soup is so hot.
Too is used for emphasis also, but it means ‘more than needed’ or ‘more than enough.’ It is used to show that something is bad (negative) or that something is over the desired limit.
John is too tall. He cannot sit comfortably on an airplane
Exercises
EXERCISE 1.
Change the following sentences using so and too.
Example:
I was so tired I couldn’t work.
I was too tired to work.
This shirt is too big for me to wear.
This shirt is so big I can’t wear it.
- The food is too hot for me to eat. Â
- The tree is so big the children couldn’t climb it.
- The queue was so long I couldn’t wait.
- They were so boring I fell asleep.
- The sea was too rough for me to swim in.
- She was so deaf you had to shout.
- Children these days are so rude you don’t want to speak to them.
- That looks too good to eat.
- The shopping bags were too heavy for her to carry.
- He was so nice I couldn’t say no.