1. Remove"Too"

Remove “Too”

Remove “Too” 

‘Too’ is an adverb that means ‘more than enough’ or excess (more than necessary). It is wrong to use ‘too’ at the place of Very.

Because:

‘Too’ means----- more than enough

and

     ‘Very’ means------- enough.

Note: Too is used in negative sense and very is used in positive sense.

Note: Too is also give the similar meaning as also.

For example:        He too went to Delhi.

Rita lost her bag and books too.

We get two type of sentences of “too” on the basis of structure.

A. Too + Adjective + Infinitive +……..

Ex:

1.  

2.  

3.  

B. Too + Adjective.

1.    The tea is too hot.

2.   My mother is too fat.

Now we are going to remove ‘too’ from the sentence type A

Too + Adjective + Infinitive +……..

Rules:

Ø  Use so at the place of ‘too’.

Ø Use ‘that’ at the place of ‘to’

Ø  Use I, we, he, she, it etc. According to the subject of first clause that gives proper sense.

Ø If first clause in present tense
then use       cannot/does not/will not

Ø If first clause in past tense then use

Couldn’t

If first sentence if passive voice then change that sentence in passive.

Ex

1. Sita is too weak to work.

Sita is so weak that she cannot work./doesn’t work/will not work.

2. I was too unhealthy to do this work.
I was so unhealthy that I couldn’t do this work.

3. This horse is too costly to be purchased.
This horse is so costly that it cannot be purchased.

Ø If sentence in negative. Then we don’t use not in the second part of the sentence.

4. Sima is not too young to go alone.
        Sima is so young that she can go alone.

Ø If the subject is it / non-living then
after that take

I -----        for           Me
You-----   for           You
He-----     for           Him
She-----    for           Her
They----  for           Them
It -----      for           Its.

5. This tree is too high for me to climb.
This tree is so high that I cannot climb on this.

More practice exercise: Type -01

1. The sun is too hot to go out at present.

2. He is too dull for sport man.

3. Sita is too slow to win the race.

4. He is too old to learn new tricks.

5. He is too upright to accept a bribe.

6.  He is too weak to walk.

7. He was too late to hear the first speech.

8. I was too weak to play.

9. She is too shy to ask for help.

10. The boys were too tired to get back.

11. The news is too good to be true.

12. They are to selfish to be true friends

13. She speaks to fast to be understood.

14. The sun is too hot for us to go out at present.

15. The tree is too high for me to climb.

16. Mount Everest is too high for one to climb.

17. Mount Everest was too high to climb.

18. The sun is too hot to go out.

19. The sight was too dreadful to be seen.

20. It is never too late to mend.
It never so late that one cannot mend oneself.
It is better to mend even at a late hour than never to mend at all.

21. He is too dull for a sportsman.

22. He is too slow for a runner.

23. He is too ignorant for a watchman.

24. The fact is too evident to require proof.

25. She was too much distressed to be able to speak.

26. The results were too bad to be publish.

27. The fruit is too unripe to be eaten.

28. His conduct is too bad to mend.

29. It is too early to start the work.
It is so early that we need not start the work now.

30. It is too much for me.
It is so bad/ shocking that I cannot bear it.

31. The sun is too hot for the baby.

32. The tea is too hot for me.

33. He is too old for the job.
He is so old that he is not fit for the job.

34. He is too stupid for such a post.

35. He is too strong for me.

36. The amount is too small for me.

37. My agony is too deep for words. (I cannot express it in words)

38. My heart is too full for words (I cannot express my feelings.)

39. She was too deeply affected to speak. (She was not able to speak)

40. She was weeping too bitterly to make any answer.
(She could not make any ans.)

41. The box is too heavy for any man to lift it single- handed.

42. The work is too difficult for me to complete.

43. The pencil is too small to write with.

44. He is too late for the train. (He will not catch the train.)

45. She is too intelligent not to understand it.

46. He is too kindhearted not to forgive me.

47. He is too merciful not to take pity on the poor and the needy.

48. His speech was too impressive not to impress the audience.

49. The house is too large not to accommodate all of us.

50. Jesus Christ was too kind-hearted not to love even his enemies.

51. He is too weak to play.

52. Sita is too fat to dance.

53. The boys are too tired to work.

54. She is too proud to beg.

55. We are too poor to keep a servant.

56. He was too proud to learn.

57. My son was too proud to learn.

58. You are too lazy to work.

59. She was too frightened to speak a word.

60. He was too late to hear the speech.

61. She is too talkative to be silent.

62. He is too strong to be beaten.

63. She is too weak to be promoted to the next higher class.

64. The wall is too strong to be broken.

65. He speak too fast to be followed.

66. Human life is too short to be properly enjoyed.

67. He is too clever to be cheated.

68. He is too innocent to be cheated easily.

69. The wall is too high for me to jump.

70. The problem is too difficult for them to solve.

71. The tree is too high for her to climb.

72. This grammar is too difficult for child to understand.

73. The hat was too small for me to wear.

74. It is too cold to go out.

75. It was too dark to see anything.

76. The problem is too difficult to be solved

77. It is never too late to mend.

78. He is too innocent for a leader.

79. She is too young for a bride.

80. The milk is too hot for me.

 

B. Too + Adjective.

1. The tea is too hot.

Ø Use over/ extremely at the place of too.

Or change the adjective/ adverb word in to comparative Degree add than it is proper/ it should be/ enough

Ø If sentence in Past Tense then add it should have.

1. The tea is too hot.
          The tea is over/extremely hot.
          The tea is hotter than it should be./it is proper/enough.

2. He is too weak.

3. Ram is too intelligent.

4. Sita is too dull.

5. He runs too fast.
          (He runs faster than he should).

6. He came too early.
(He came earlier than he should have.)

7. He ran too slowly.

8. She was too stupid.
          (She was more stupid than she should have been)

9. He is too eager for praise.

10. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
          Cooks beyond a proper limit will spoil the broth.

11. He is too attentive.

12. I ate too much.

13. He is being too kind.

14. The weather is too cold.

15. My mother is too busy.

16. She speaks too fast.

17. The water is too hot.

18. The sad news is too true.
          (The sad news is unfortunately true).