grammar · neutral

Too + adjective + to + V

Band 6-7speakingtask2

Says that something is so excessive that the action is impossible or not done: 'too + adjective + to + verb'.

Examples

“The box is too heavy to lift.”

“She was too tired to continue working.”

“The task was too difficult to finish in one hour.”

Band 8 sentence

“The report was too lengthy to be included in a single issue of the journal.”

Collocations

  • too + adjective + for + someone + to + V
  • too + adjective + to + V (no 'for')

Common mistakes

She is too much tired to go out.→She is too tired to go out.

The box is too heavy lift.→The box is too heavy to lift.

Say it for a higher band

5very + adjective→6so + adjective + that + clause→7+Too + adjective + to + V

Synonyms

so + adjective + that + clause

Easily confused

adjective + enough + to + V

“He is tall enough to reach the shelf.”

Related words

By the time + clause, clauseWhether + clause (or not)So + adjective + that + clauseEven if + clause, clauseSuch + (a/an) + noun + that + clauseIf + past perfect, would have + past participleOn the one hand + clause; on the other hand + clauseGiven that + clause, + clause

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