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TOO ... TO

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1. రెండు sentences ఇచ్చి “too…to” తో రాయమంటారు.

ఇక్కడ దాని గురించి క్షుణ్ణంగా పరిశీలిద్దాం.

The words “too…to” have a negative meaning. It means ‘more than is necessary or desirable’. We don't need to use any negative words in this sentence. But the structure itself reflects negative meanings.

 “too…to” అనేది negative meaning కలిగి ఉంటుంది.  “too…to” ని ఒక sentence లో ఉపయోగించడం వలన ‘ఆశించిన లేదా ఉండాల్సిన దానికంటే ఏక్కువగా‘ అనే అర్థం వస్తుంది.

Let’s understand with an example:

• The box was too heavy to lift it. 

(ఆ box చాలా బరువుగా ఉంది. దానిని ఎత్తలేము. అనగా ఎత్తగల్గిన దాని కంటే కూడా ఎక్కువ బరువుగా ఉంది అని అర్థం. లేదా ఆ box ఎత్తలేనంత బరువుగా ఉంది.)

How to combine two sentences into one using 'too … to'?

• Replace ‘very’ with ‘too’ and remove the end mark (full stop)

• Remove and replace ‘subject and negative word’ with ‘to’

• Combine two sentences into one using punctuation..

For instance:

• I was very busy. I couldn’t talk to her. (Combine them into one using ‘too … to’)

• Replace ‘very’ with ‘too’ and remove the end mark: I was too busy

• Remove and replace ‘subject and negative world’ with ‘to’: to talk to her

• Combine two sentences into one using punctuation: I was too busy to talk to her.

I was very busy. I couldn’t talk to her.

I was too busy to talk to her.

Study the following sentences.

He was very nervous. He could not perform well on the stage.

He was too nervous to perform well on the stage.

I was very busy. I could not talk to her.

I was too busy to talk to her.

The task was very difficult. I could not do it without help.

The task was too difficult to do without help.

Combine the following sentences using “too…to”

1. The place was very noisy. I couldn’t hear anything properly.

2. He earns very little. He cannot keep his family in comfort.

3. I know him very well. I don’t like him.

4. She was very anxious about her husband. She could not think about anything else.

5. She is very clumsy. She cannot handle glassware carefully.

6. They are very stout. They cannot run fast.

7. It was very high. One couldn’t catch in the air.

8. The topic is very hard. We cannot understand easily.

9. The food was very salty. We couldn’t eat.

10. He is very bad. I don’t like him. 

To know the answers for these practice questions take the quiz below.