Combine the following sentences using too…to.

An example is given below.

• She is too young. She cannot live on her own.
• She is too young to live on her own.

Exercise

1. He is poor. He cannot buy books.

2. He is a good man. He will not offend anyone.

3. The minister is busy. He cannot see you now.

4. He was tired. He could not even stand up.

5. Your grades are very low. You cannot get admission in a prestigious college.

6. His salary is very small. He cannot pay off his debts.

7. My father is old. He cannot climb the steps.

8. The passenger was late. He couldn’t catch the train.

9. I was absorbed in my work. I didn’t hear the doorbell.

10. These cars are very expensive. We cannot buy them.

Answers

1. He is too poor to buy books.

2. He is too good a man to offend anyone.

3. The minister is too busy to see you now.

4. He was too tired to even stand up.

5. Your grades are too low for you to get admission in a prestigious college.

6. His salary is too small for him to pay off his debts.

7. My father is too old to climb the steps.

8. The passenger was too late to catch the train.

9. I was too absorbed in my work to hear the doorbell.

10. These cars are too expensive for us to buy.