Transformation Of Sentences Containing Too

It is possible to change the form of a sentence without changing its meaning. We can, for example, expand a phrase into a clause and reduce a clause into a phrase. Transformation using too…to and so…that is explained in this lesson.

Study the example given below.

• He is too old to work.

We can express the same idea using so…that….

• He is so old that he cannot work.

Another example is given below.

• He is too clever to be deceived.
• He is so clever that he cannot be deceived.

Note that it is common to use can, will, could or would after that.

Transformation using so…that… |Class 8 Grammar Worksheet

Rewrite the following sentences using so…that….

1. It is too late to go out now.
2. She is too old to have children.
3. The soup is too hot for me to drink.
4. He is too stubborn to listen to anybody.
5. He is too generous to say no to anybody.
6. The tea was too cold to drink.
7. His ideas are too difficult for me to understand.
8. The room was too dark for me to see anything.

Answers

1. It is so late that we cannot go out now.
2. She is so old that she cannot have children.
3. The soup is so hot that I cannot drink it.
4. He is so stubborn that he will not listen to anybody.
5. He is so generous that he will not say no to anybody.
6. The tea was so cold that we could not drink it.
7. His ideas are so difficult that I cannot understand them.
8. The room was so dark that I could not see anything.