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Topic: Too and Very |
27 March 2003 |
Too and very
are both adverbs that show an extreme degree of something.
However, their patterns are different.
We use very to modify adjectives and adverb.
For example:
Sam is a very lazy student.
He usually has many very funny stories to tell.
Everyone laughs very loudly at his jokes.
Too is also used with adjectives and adverb, but it can also be used with
an infinitive phrase. The patter is [too
to
] Whats more,
the meaning of too is out of proportion. Too much of something is not good.
For example:
Sam is too lazy to study.
Some of his stories are too impolite to be told at the dinner table.
She is too fat to fit in that dress.
Another misused word is so. It has the same meaning as very,
but it must be followed by a clause beginning with that
For example:
He is so lazy that he leaves his room dirty for weeks.
Everyone laughs so loudly at his jokes that no one hears someone knocking on the door.
She is so fat that the dress doesnt fit her anymore.
Note :
very +adjective or adverb
so +adjective or adverb + that
too +adjective or adverb + to
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Exercise: Too and Very |
| Directions : Complete the sentences with the appropriate word. |
 1.She is _______ jealous. She wont listen to his reasons. |
| 2.She is _______ jealous to listen to his reasons. |
| 3.Alcohol is _______ bad for you skin. |
| 4.My father is _______ stubborn. |
| 5.This food is _______ tasty. I love it. |
| 6.It sounds _______ good to be true. |
| 7.It is _______ cold in Canada almost all year round. |
| 8.It is _______ cold for us to go jogging. |
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