{"id":73026,"date":"2020-01-22T10:42:40","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T10:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73026"},"modified":"2020-01-22T10:42:40","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T10:42:40","slug":"transformation-of-sentences-containing-too-rewrite-using-so-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/transformation-of-sentences-containing-too-rewrite-using-so-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformation Of Sentences Containing Too | Rewrite Using So…That"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is possible to change the form of a sentence without changing its meaning. For example, we can expand a phrase into a clause and reduce a clause into a phrase.\u00a0In this lesson we will learn about ways to transform sentences containing the adverb too.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Study the example given below.<\/p>\n

He is too short to be an athlete.<\/p>\n

We can express the same idea using so\u2026that.<\/p>\n

He is so short that he cannot be an athlete. (Note the negative verb in the that-clause)<\/p>\n

Transformation of sentences exercise 1<\/h2>\n

Rewrite the following sentences using so…that.<\/p>\n

1. She is too proud to live on alms.<\/p>\n

2. The theory was too complicated for me to understand.<\/p>\n

3. He ran too fast for me to catch up.<\/p>\n

4. She is too impatient to be a teacher.<\/p>\n

5. It is too late to start now.<\/p>\n

6. The tea is too hot for me to drink.<\/p>\n

7. He is too haughty to apologise.<\/p>\n

8. The box was too heavy for him to lift.<\/p>\n

9. The mangoes are too ripe to be eaten.<\/p>\n

10. She is too selfish to help others.<\/p>\n

Answers<\/h3>\n

1. She is so<\/strong> proud that<\/strong> she will not live on alms.<\/p>\n

2. The theory was so<\/strong> complicated that<\/strong> I could not understand it.<\/p>\n

3. He ran so<\/strong> fast that<\/strong> I could not catch up.<\/p>\n

4. She is so<\/strong> impatient that<\/strong> she cannot be a teacher.<\/p>\n

5. It is so<\/strong> late that<\/strong> we cannot start now.<\/p>\n

6. The tea is so<\/strong> hot that<\/strong> I cannot drink it.<\/p>\n

7. He is so<\/strong> haughty that<\/strong> he will not apologise.<\/p>\n

8. The box was so<\/strong> heavy that<\/strong> he could not lift it.<\/p>\n

9. The mangoes are so<\/strong> ripe that<\/strong> they cannot be eaten.<\/p>\n

10. She is so<\/strong> selfish that<\/strong> she will not help others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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