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10.7 Too + Infinitive

Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjective/ Noun or
Too For Infinitive
Adverb Object Pronoun
It’s (not) far for us to walk.
It was (not) too difficult Ken to understand.
She’s (not) young to drive.

Nouns
Too Much/ Noun or
Too Many Noun For Object Pronoun Infinitive
There was too much noise for me to study.
There are too many books Alex to carry.
I have too much work to do.

1. Use too + infinitive in these patterns to tell
why something is not possible.
a. too + adjective/adverb + infinitive a. Jason is too short to reach the top shelf.
b. too much + non-count noun + infinitive b. I have too much work to do today.
c. too many + count noun + infinitive c. In New York, there are too many museums
to visit in one day.
2. Use for + noun or object pronoun + infinitive It’s too dark for me to see.
to give information about “who.”

6 Complete the sentences. Use too, too much, or too many and the words in parentheses.
Add any other necessary words.

1. The businessman arrived too late to speak (late / speak) at the meeting.

2. The report was (long / read) while I was on the train.

3. Many doctors have (patients / take) care of.

4. The secretary had (work / finish) before the end of
the day.

5. The taxi driver drove (slowly / reach) the station in time.

6. Norman is (experienced / make) a mistake like that.

7. Francine has (e-mails / answer).

8. I have (books / carry) in my backpack.

7 Complete the sentences. Use too, too much, or too many with the words in parentheses.
Use infinitives. Add any other necessary words.

1. The teacher spoke too quickly for me to understand (quickly / me / understand).

2. The students have (homework /
the teacher / correct in one night).

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