Element FORM: WITH 'TOO' + 'TO'-INFINITIVE
SuperCat ADJECTIVES
SubCat modifying
Lexical Range N/A
Level B1
Cando Can use 'too' before adjectives followed by 'to'-infinitive.
Corrected Learner Example He always told me that he was too busy to write a letter to me, his wife. (France; B1 THRESHOLD; 2008; French; Pass)

We took two days to mend it, but the machine is too old to work well. (China; B1 THRESHOLD; 2002; Chinese; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example He always told me that he was too busy to write a letter to me, his wife. (France; B1 THRESHOLD; 2008; French; Pass)

We took two days to mend it, but the machine is too old to work well. (China; B1 THRESHOLD; 2002; Chinese; Pass)

Comments N/A

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