Wednesday 26 October 2011

too much to bear

to is a preposition with lots of uses such as

with a verb: to go

with a place: to Glasgow

with a person: they gave it to me


but too is  used for an excess of something

too much, too silly, too sweet, too many

or in the sense of "as well"

Obama says he, too, was a poverty fighter.

And her mother came too.


Test yourself:


  1. He was … embarrassed … complain.
  2. The porridge was … hot.
  3. She went … the shops.
  4. … close for comfort. 
  5. … many sweet things are bad for you.
  6. He left all his money … his dog.
  7. I love you …

Answers: paste upside down answers into FLIP



˙ooʇ noʎ ǝʌol ı ˙7  
˙ƃop sıɥ oʇ ʎǝuoɯ sıɥ llɐ ʇɟǝl ǝɥ ˙6  
˙noʎ ɹoɟ pɐq ǝɹɐ sƃuıɥʇ ʇǝǝʍs ʎuɐɯ ooʇ ˙5  
 ˙ʇɹoɟɯoɔ ɹoɟ ǝsolɔ ooʇ ˙4  
˙sdoɥs ǝɥʇ oʇ ʇuǝʍ ǝɥs ˙3  
˙ʇoɥ ooʇ sɐʍ ǝƃpıɹɹod ǝɥʇ ˙2  
˙uıɐldɯoɔ oʇ pǝssɐɹɹɐqɯǝ ooʇ sɐʍ ǝɥ ˙1  

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