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Notes 5. If ‘too’ is not followed by ‘to’, ‘too’ is replaced by such words as over, beyond, proper limit, more
than enough.
Using Too
1. She is so young that she cannot travel alone.
She is too young to travel alone.
2. He is so sensible that he will understand it.
He is too sensible not to understand it.
3. I was so greatly shocked that I could not speak a word.
I was too greatly shocked to speak a word.
4. He is over eager for praise.
He is too eager for praise.
Self-Assessment
1. Re-write the following sentences by using the Adverb ‘too’:
(i) She is so vain that she will not learn anything.
(ii) He is so clever that he cannot be taken in.
(iii) It is so hot in the room that we cannot sit.
(iv) This colour is bright beyond limits.
(v) Your essay is always longer than it should be.
[Hint. Your essay is always too lengthy.]
(vi) The rope in your hand is so long that it will touch the bottom.
(vii) It is so dear that it cannot be bought.
(viii) He is so quick that I cannot overtake him.

2.1.2 Interchange of Degrees of Comparison
(A)
From Comparative to Positive degree and vice versa; as —
1. Comparative : Ram is taller than Shyam.
Positive : Sham is not so tall as Ram.
2. Comparative : A donkey is not duller than he.
Positive : He is as dull as a donkey.
3. Positive : She is as fair as a rose.
Comparative : A rose is not fairer than she.
4. Positive : This room is not so large as that.
Comparative : That room is larger than this.
While interchanging Comparative Degree into Positive Degree, make the Positive Sentence a negative
one and vice versa.
(B)
From Positive to Superlative or Comparative Degrees and vice versa; as—
1. Positive : I have never seen so dreadful a scene as this.
Comparative : This scene is more dreadful than any other scene I have ever seen.
2. Positive : Some students in the class are at least as intelligent as Rajesh.
Comparative : Rajesh is more intelligent than some other students in the class (are).

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