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17- ] Basic Grammar For Beginners - Too ...to , Enough ..to

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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