{"id":73458,"date":"2020-03-26T06:14:38","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T06:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73458"},"modified":"2020-03-26T06:14:38","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T06:14:38","slug":"too-to-vs-so-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/too-to-vs-so-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Too&#8230;To vs. So&#8230;That"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The structure\u00a0<b>too\u2026to\u2026\u00a0<\/b>is used to talk about undesirable excess. It has a negative meaning.<\/p>\n<p>Study the following sentences.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He was very nervous. He couldn\u2019t perform well on stage.<\/li>\n<li>He was\u00a0<b>too<\/b>\u00a0nervous\u00a0<b>to\u00a0<\/b>perform well on stage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We can also express the same idea using\u00a0<b>so\u2026that\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He was\u00a0<b>so<\/b>\u00a0nervous\u00a0<b>that<\/b>\u00a0he couldn\u2019t perform well on stage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More examples are given below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was very hot. We didn\u2019t go out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It was<b>\u00a0too\u00a0<\/b>hot\u00a0<b>for us to go<\/b>\u00a0out. (Note the use of\u00a0<b>for us<\/b>\u00a0in this sentence. When the clauses have different sentences, we introduce the second subject with<b>\u00a0for<\/b>.)<\/li>\n<li>It was\u00a0<b>so\u00a0<\/b>hot\u00a0<b>that<\/b>\u00a0we didn\u2019t go out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The problem was very difficult. I couldn\u2019t solve it.<\/li>\n<li>The problem was\u00a0<b>too\u00a0<\/b>difficult\u00a0<b>for me to solve<\/b>. (NOT The problem was too difficult for me to solve it.)<\/li>\n<li>The problem was\u00a0<b>so\u00a0<\/b>difficult\u00a0<b>that\u00a0<\/b>I couldn\u2019t solve it. (NOT The problem was so difficult that I couldn\u2019t solve.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The tea was very hot. I couldn\u2019t drink it.<\/li>\n<li>The tea was\u00a0<b>too\u00a0<\/b>hot<b>\u00a0for me to drink<\/b>. (NOT The tea was too hot for me to drink it.)<\/li>\n<li>The tea was\u00a0<b>so<\/b>\u00a0hot\u00a0<b>that<\/b>\u00a0I couldn\u2019t drink it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>He earns very little. He cannot lead a comfortable life.<\/li>\n<li>He earns<b>\u00a0too<\/b>\u00a0little\u00a0<b>to\u00a0<\/b>lead a comfortable life.<\/li>\n<li>He earns<b>\u00a0so<\/b>\u00a0little\u00a0<b>that<\/b>\u00a0he cannot lead a comfortable life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>She is very clumsy. She cannot handle glassware properly.<\/li>\n<li>She is\u00a0<b>too<\/b>\u00a0clumsy<b>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/b>handle glassware properly.<\/li>\n<li>She is\u00a0<b>so\u00a0<\/b>clumsy\u00a0<b>that<\/b>\u00a0she cannot handle glassware properly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Too\u2026.not to\u2026<\/h3>\n<p>This structure is used when both sentences are in the affirmative.<\/p>\n<p>Read the following sentences.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The dress is very bright. It will attract the attention of people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We can express the same idea using<b>\u00a0too\u2026not to\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The dress is<b>\u00a0too bright not to attract\u00a0<\/b>the attention of people.<\/li>\n<li>The dress is<b>\u00a0so\u00a0<\/b>bright\u00a0<b>that<\/b>\u00a0it will certainly attract the attention of people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The crowd is very big. We will have trouble maintaining discipline.<\/li>\n<li>The crowd is\u00a0<b>too big for us not to have trouble<\/b>\u00a0maintaining discipline.<\/li>\n<li>The crowd is\u00a0<b>so<\/b>\u00a0big\u00a0<b>that<\/b>\u00a0we will have trouble maintaining discipline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The article is too long. The editor will cut it short.<\/li>\n<li>The article is<b>\u00a0too long for the editor not to cut<\/b>\u00a0it short.<\/li>\n<li>The article is\u00a0<b>so<\/b>\u00a0long\u00a0<b>that<\/b>\u00a0the editor will cut it short.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The structure\u00a0too\u2026to\u2026\u00a0is used to talk about undesirable excess. It has a negative meaning. Study the following sentences. He was very nervous. He couldn\u2019t perform well on stage. He was\u00a0too\u00a0nervous\u00a0to\u00a0perform well on stage. 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