Combining Two Sentences Using Too…To And So…That

Combine two sentences using so…that and too…to.

The conjunction so…that… expresses ideas such as cause and effect. The same idea can be expressed using too…to…

We can combine two sentences using so…that… or too…to…

Study the example given below.

• He is poor. He cannot afford those expensive shoes.

His poverty is the cause of his inability to afford those shoes. We can express this idea using so..that… and too…to…

• He is so poor that he cannot afford those expensive shoes.

• He is too poor to afford those expensive shoes.

Combine using so…that… and too…to | Class 8 grammar worksheet

1. He was very angry. He didn’t say anything.

2. She is very young. She cannot marry.

3. It is too cold. We cannot go out now.

4. The table was very heavy. I could not lift it.

5. He was very tired. He could not get up without support.

6. This theory is quite complicated. I cannot understand it.

7. She is very generous. She cannot refuse.

8. He is too shy. He cannot give a presentation.

9. Sahara is very dry. No one can live there.

Answers

1. He was so angry that he didn’t say anything. / He was too angry to say anything.

2. She is so young that she cannot marry. / She is too young to marry.

3. It is so cold that we cannot go out now. / It is too cold for us to go out now.

4. The table was so heavy that I could not lift it. / The table was too heavy for me to lift.

5. He was so tired that he could not get up without support. / He was too tired to get up without support.

6. This theory is so complicated that I cannot understand it. / This theory is too complicated for me to understand.

7. She is so generous that she cannot refuse. / She is too generous to refuse.

8. He is so shy that he cannot give a presentation. / He is too shy to give a presentation.

9. Sahara is so dry that no one can live there. / Sahara is too dry for anyone to live there.