17 - ] Basic Grammar For Beginners
22- Too --------to
too adjective to
infinitive
It is used to join two sentences .
The camera was very expensive . T couldn’t buy it .
The camera was too expensive to buy .
The box is very heavy . he cannot lift it .
The box is too heavy [for her] to lift .
The coffee is quite hot . He cannot drink it .
The coffee is too hot [for him] to drink .
I cannot buy this book . It’s very expensive .
This book s too expensive [for me] to buy .
Exercise
Join the following sentences using [ too ……to ] :
1 . The ceiling was very high . Sonia couldn’t touch
it .
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2 . He was very sleepy . He couldn’t keep his eyes
open .
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3 . It is very cold . We cannot go swimming .
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4 . This exercise is very difficult . I cannot answer
it .
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5 . Diana is so tired . She cannot go to the party .
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6 . This book is very long . I cannot read it in two
hours .
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7 . The boy is quite fat . He cannot jump over the
fence .
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8 . This room is very noisy . She couldn’t study in
it .
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9 . It is very hot today . I cannot play football .
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10 . She spoke so softly . We couldn’t hear her .
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11 . The car went very fast . I couldn’t stop it .
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12 . She is
very young . She cannot stay out late at night .
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13 . A large car is so dear . I couldn’t buy one .
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14 . He is very small . He cannot carry that heavy
load .
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15 . His child is very young . He cannot read or
write .
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23- Enough to
adjective enough to infinitiv
It is used to join two sentences .
The hall is very big . We can hold the meeting in it
.
The hall is big enough to hold the meeting in .
The bottle is very big . It can take a pint f milk .
The bottle is big enough to take a pint of milk .
Sam is very tall . He can reach the top shell .
Sam is tall enough to reach the top shelf .
Why doesn’t she drink the tea ?
She can’t . It’s not sweet enough .
Exercise 1
Join the following sentences using [ enough to ] :
1 . The questions were very easy . I could answer
them .
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2 . Diana has a lot of time . She can finish her work
today .
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3 . ally is quite well now . She can go to school .
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4 . He was very clever . He could pass any test .
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5 . That room is quite big . It can take ten people .
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6 . It was very early . Ahmad could catch the school
bus .
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7 . There is plenty of food . It can last last us for
a week .
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8 . We haven’t got much flour . We can’t make a cake
.
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9 . She has bought a lot of food . It can feed an
army .
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10 . The bridge was very strong . It could carry two
hundred cars .
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Exercise 2
Choose the right answer :
1 . Sue is [ very - too - enough ] young to ride a
bicycle .
2 . This watch is cheap [ very - enough - too ] for
me to buy .
3 . These words are easy [ enough - very - too ] for
us to write .
4 . Today is warm [ too - enough - very ] to go on a
picnic .
5 . This shirt isn’t big [ very - too - enough ] for
me .
6 . I can’t study here . The light isn’t good [ too -
very - enough ] .
7 . Sue is still [ too - very - enough ] young to get
married .
8 . She spoke [ very - enough - too ] fast for me to
understand .
9 . This bag is [ too - very - enough ] small to take
all the books .
10 . That bag is big [ too - very - enough ] to take
all my books .
11 . This bus isn’t big [ too - very - enough ] to
carry forty passengers .
12 . These shoes are [ too - enough - very ] big for
my sons . Could we have smaller ones , please ?
13 . Do you have [ too - enough - very ] food for all of you ?
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