Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. He studied so badly that he couldn’t pass the exam.
2. It is very cold. We can’t bathe.
3. Would you be very kind and answer this letter by return?
5. The floor wasn’t strong. We couldn’t dance on it.
7. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t understand him.
8. The restaurant is so expensive that we can’t eat in that restaurant.
9. The price of the house is very high. We can’t buy it.
10. I am very unhappy, so I cannot go out with him.
11. They sang very well. I could invite them to the party.
12. You are very young. You can’t have a front-door key.
13. I am rather old. I can’t wear that kind of hat.
14. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the window.
15. He hadn’t much money. He couldn’t live on it.
16. He was furious. He couldn’t speak.
17. The fire isn’t very hot. It won’t boil a kettle.
18. You are quite thin. You could slip between the bars.
19. He is very ill. He can’t eat anything.
20. Our new car is very wide. It won’t get through those gates.
Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. He studied so badly that he couldn’t pass the exam.
He studied too badly to pass the exam.
2. It is very cold. We can’t bathe.
It was so cold that we couldn’t bathe
3. Would you be very kind and answer this letter by return?
Would you be kind enough to answer this letter by return?
5. The floor wasn’t strong. We couldn’t dance on it.
The floor wasn't strong enough for us to dance on.
7. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t understand him.
He spoke so fast for us to understand
8. The restaurant is so expensive that we can’t eat in that restaurant.
The restaurant is too expensive for us to eat in.
9. The price of the house is very high. We can’t buy it.
The house is too high for us to buy.
10. I am very unhappy, so I cannot go out with him.
I am so unhappy that I cannot go out with him.
11. They sang very well. I could invite them to the party.
They sang so well that i could invite them to the party
12. You are very young. You can’t have a front-door key.
You are too young to have a front-door key.
13. I am rather old. I can’t wear that kind of hat.
I am too old to wear that kind of hat.
14. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the window.
The ladder wasn't long enough to reach the window
15. He hadn’t much money. He couldn’t live on it.
He hadn't enough money for him to live on it.
16. He was furious. He couldn’t speak.
He was too furious to speak.
17. The fire isn’t very hot. It won’t boil a kettle.
The fire isn't hot enough to boil a kettle.
18. You are quite thin. You could slip between the bars.
You are thin enough to slip between the bars.
19. He is very ill. He can’t eat anything.
He is too ill to eat anything
20. Our new car is very wide. It won’t get through those gates.
Our new car is too wide to get through those gates.
Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. He studied so badly that he couldn’t pass the exam.
He studied too badly to pass the exam
2. It is very cold. We can’t bathe.
it is too cold for us to bathe
3. Would you be very kind and answer this letter by return?
would you be kind enough to answer this letter by return?
5. The floor wasn’t strong. We couldn’t dance on it.
The floor was too weak for us to dance on
7. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t understand him.
he spoke too fast for us to understand
8. The restaurant is so expensive that we can’t eat in that restaurant.
it is such an expensive restaurant that we can’t eat in it
9. The price of the house is very high. We can’t buy it.
The price of the house is too high for us to buy it
10. I am very unhappy, so I cannot go out with him.
i am not happy enough to go out with him
11. They sang very well. I could invite them to the party.
they sang too well for me to invite them to the party
12. You are very young. You can’t have a front-door key.
you are too young to have a front-door key
13. I am rather old. I can’t wear that kind of hat.
i am not young enough to wear that kind of hat
14. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the window.
the ladder was too short to reach the window
15. He hadn’t much money. He couldn’t live on it.
he hadn't too much money to live on it
16. He was furious. He couldn’t speak.
he was too furious to speak
17. The fire isn’t very hot. It won’t boil a kettle.
the fire is cold enough to boil a kettle
18. You are quite thin. You could slip between the bars.
you are too thin to slip between the bars
19. He is very ill. He can’t eat anything.
he is too ill to eat sth
20. Our new car is very wide. It won’t get through those gates.=>our new car is too wide to get through those gates
