SDM'S KEY TO REMOVE "TOO"

 

REMOVE "TOO" FROM THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

Exercise: 1
(1) He is so proud that he won’t admit his fault.
(2) This trunk is so heavy that I cannot lift it.
(3) The teacher is so weak that she/he cannot control the class.
(4). This news is so good that it cannot be true.
(5) It is never so late that one cannot mend one's ways.
(6) He is so young that he cannot travel alone.
(7) His voice is so rough that he cannot attract hearers.
(8) He is so simple-minded that he cannot be a successful agent.
(9) He was so late that he could not hear the opening remarks of the President.
(10) The case is so urgent that it cannot be postponed.
(11) You are so late that you cannot catch/board the train.
(12) He is not so eager for praise.

Or, He is not so eager that he should be praised.

(13) Your speech was so good that words failed to praise it.
(14) Sunder Singh was so God-fearing that he did not leave the fallen man to his fate.

Exercise: 2
1. It is never so easy that one can keep one's promise.
2. He is so proud that he does not/won’t beg.
3. My heart is so full that words can’t express my feelings.
4 He was so late he could not hear the first speech.
5. He is so ignorant that he cannot be a postman.
6. The boy was so old that he should not be whipped.
7. This tree is so high that I could not climb it.
8. He speaks so fast he cannot be understood.
9. He is so much stupid that he is not eligible for such a difficult post. 
10. She was sobbing so deeply she could not make any answer.
11. This fact is so evident that it does not require proof.
12. The work is so much that no man can do it single-handed.
13 This shirt is so small that I am unable to wear it.
14. The bag was so heavy that I was unable to carry it.

Exercise: 3

1. The fruit was so rotten that one could not eat it.

Or, The fruit was so rotten that it could not be eaten.

2. That sight was so dreadful that one coud not see that.

Or, That sight was so dreadful that that could not be seen. 

3. He was so much given to idleness.

Or, He was given to idleness beyond proper limit.

Or, He was extremely idle.

4. He was so much distressed that he was unable to speak.

5. The sun is so hot that we cannot go out at present.

6. This box is so heavy that one cannot lift it.

Or, This box is so heavy that it cannot be lifted.

7. He is so immodest that he won’t/does not oblige.

8. He is so cruel does not sympathize with he poor.

9. She is so dull that she cannot understand it.

10. He ran so fast that he could not be caught.

11. This case is so complex that it cannot be solved.

12. He is so shrewd that he can see through the trick.

13. You are so young that you should not marry now.

14. The grapes are so sour that they cannot be eaten.

15. Your tongue is loose beyond proper limit.

16. Her essay is always extremely lengthy.

17. He is so needy that he will accept the offer.

Exercise: 4
1. The news is so good that it cannot be credible.
2. The oranges are so cheap that it cannot be fresh.
3. She was so poor that she was not able to pay her fees.
4. I was so late that I could not catch the train. 

5. The milk was so hot that it could not be drunk.

Or, The milk was so hot that one could not drink it
6. This pill is so big that the child cannot swallow it.
7. This sum is so difficult that I cannot solve it.
8. He is so proud that he would not accept his fault.
9. God is so kind that He will forgive our faults.
10. She speaks so fast that one cannot understand her.

Or, She speaks so fast that she cannot be understood.
11. These apples are so costly that one cannot buy them.

Or, These apples are so costly that they cannot be bought.
12. He is so young that he cannot be a pilot.
13. The teacher speaks so softly that he/she cannot be heard.
14. This particular sum is so difficult that I cannot understand it.
15. He is so weak that he cannot get up from bed.
16. I am so tired that I cannot keep awake.
17. It is so dark that one cannot see anything.
18. She is so shy that she cannot go out and meet people.
19. He is so truthful that he won’t tell a lie.
20. It is so cold that the kids cannot go out.
21. He is so strong that he cannot be beaten by you.
22. Kusum is so shrewd that she cannot be fooled by anyone.
23. The man is so old that he cannot learn anything new.
24. These clothes are so cheap that they are not worth wearing.
25. God is so kind that He blesses all.
26. He is so young that he cannot understand it.
27. He is so naughty that he does not obey the teachers.
28. He is so honest that he does not/won’t accept a bribe.

Exercise 5

1. He is too slow to become a sportsman.

2. Amar is so selfish that he cannot be a friend.

3. Mount Everest is so high that one cannot climb it.

4. The day was so hot that one could not go out.

5. He is so fat that he cannot stand.

6. I am so busy that I cannot meet you.

7. He is so tired that he cannot work any longer.

8. It is never so late that one cannot mend oneself.

9. He is so honest that he won't accept a bribe.

10. She is so proud that she cannot learn.

11. Sohan was so weak that he could not play football.

12. She is so busy that she cannot look after her children.

13. He is so good that he cannot kill anybody.

14. We are so poor that we cannot keep a servant.

15. The fact is so evident that it can't be concealed.

16. You are so sluggish that you can't field the ball. 

17. The coconut tree is so high that I cannot climb it.

18. She is so young that she can't understand the Theory of Relativity.

19. It is so cold that we cannot go out.

20. He was so late that he could not catch the train.

Copyright: Dr. Shankar D Mishra