The Adverb Too

The adverb too goes before the adjectives and adverbs it modifies.

• She drives too fast.
• She spoke too slowly.
• The weather was too hot.
• Her performance was too lousy.

The adverb too is often followed by an infinitive structure.

• She is too old to enter school.
• It is too hot to go out.

The infinitive structure can be preceded by for + noun / pronoun.

• The tea is too hot for me to drink. (Here the phrase for me is actually the subject of the infinitive to drink.)
• The problem was too difficult for them to solve.

Too can mean also. In this case, it goes after the adverb and is usually set off with a comma.

• She is beautiful. She is intelligent, too. (= She is also intelligent.)
• She not only sings; she plays the piano, too. (= She also plays the piano.)

Sections in this article

Formation adverbs

Position of adverbs

Comparison of adverbs

Position of frequency adverbs

See also

Adjective clauses

Relative clauses

Relative pronouns

Identifying relative clauses

Omission of relative pronouns