Too in inglese
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Too
TOO ha due significati principali, 'anche' e 'troppo':
• Anche:
• Anche:
me too anch'io
Bruno speaks English, and French too. Bruno parla inglese e anche francese.
• Troppo:
He's too young. Lui è troppo giovane.
Susie is too busy to come. Susie è troppo occupata per venire.
Too much e too many:
There's too much sugar in this coffee. C'è troppo zucchero nel caffè.
There are too many cars in this city. Ci sono troppe auto in città.
Esercizio 1
My mother told me to go the store yesterday, but it was hot. I told her to go instead of me, but she refused. She said she was tired. I said, 'Me !'.
My mother told me to go to 1 the store yesterday, but it was too 2 hot. I told her to go instead of me, but she refused. She said she was too 3 tired. I said, 'Me too 4!'.
1 to: 'To' is a preposition describing a direction or movement. In this context, 'to' expresses the sense of movement 'towards' a location (to the store).
1 too: 'Too' is an adverb meaning either 'excessive' or 'also'. It is not appropriate in this case, as this construction requires the preposition 'to', which indicates direction or location.
2 too: 'Too' is an adverb meaning 'excessive'. It describes the 'high' or 'excessive' temperature in this exercise.
2 to: Generally, the preposition 'to' is used to indicate movement or direction. Grammatically, 'to' cannot be used to describe an adjective (hot).
3 too: 'Too' is an adverb meaning 'excessive'. It describes the speaker's mother being 'excessively' tired, or 'so tired' that she couldn't go to the store.
3 to: Generally, the preposition 'to' is used to indicate movement or direction. Grammatically, 'to' cannot be used to describe an adjective (hot).
4 too: 'Too' is an adverb meaning 'also'. It indicates that the speaker is 'also tired'. 'Me too' is often used to signal the speaker's agreement with something which has just been stated. Note that 'too' can also mean 'excessive' in another context.
4 also: 'Also' and 'too' can both express the meaning of 'in addition to' or 'additionally', however when 'also' is used in this context, it must precede an adjective (I'm also tired, I am also sick). Using 'also' here (Me also) is grammatically incorrect.
Esercizio 2
Fill in the blanks below using the following words:
too | also | to
Philip: Hey, Polly, this is Philip Cheeter, director of sales. Ok, now. Don't get excited, but I have a proposition for you.
Polly: Unless it involves you moving a small town in Siberia, I'm not interested.
Philip: No, but it does involve you and me at a cabin, in the woods. You know, in addition to a sales genius, I'm an avid ski enthusiast.
Polly: And you're married. Thanks, Cheeter. Bye now.
Philip: Ouch!
too | also | to
Philip: Hey, Polly, this is Philip Cheeter, director of sales. Ok, now. Don't get excited, but I have a proposition for you.
Polly: Unless it involves you moving a small town in Siberia, I'm not interested.
Philip: No, but it does involve you and me at a cabin, in the woods. You know, in addition to a sales genius, I'm an avid ski enthusiast.
Polly: And you're married. Thanks, Cheeter. Bye now.
Philip: Ouch!
Fill in the blanks below using the following words:
too | also | to
Philip: Hey, Polly, this is Philip Cheeter, director of sales. Ok, now. Don't get too 1 excited, but I have a proposition for you.
Polly: Unless it involves you moving to 2 a small town in Siberia, I'm not too 3 interested.
Philip: No, but it does involve you and me at a cabin, in the woods. You know, in addition to a sales genius, I'm also 4 an avid ski enthusiast.
Polly: And you're also 5 married. Thanks, Cheeter. Bye now.
Philip: Ouch!
too | also | to
Philip: Hey, Polly, this is Philip Cheeter, director of sales. Ok, now. Don't get too 1 excited, but I have a proposition for you.
Polly: Unless it involves you moving to 2 a small town in Siberia, I'm not too 3 interested.
Philip: No, but it does involve you and me at a cabin, in the woods. You know, in addition to a sales genius, I'm also 4 an avid ski enthusiast.
Polly: And you're also 5 married. Thanks, Cheeter. Bye now.
Philip: Ouch!
1 too: 'Too' is used here as an adverb meaning 'excessive'. Philip is instructing Polly not to become 'overly' or 'excessively' excited. Note that in another context, 'too' can also mean 'as well' or 'in addition to', as in the sentence 'You like pigeons? Me too!'
2 to: 'To' is a preposition describing a direction or movement. In this context, 'to' expresses the sense of movement 'towards' a location (to a small town in Siberia).
3 too: 'Too' is used here as an adverb meaning 'excessive'. Polly is informing Philip that she is not 'very' or 'excessively' interested in Philip's proposition. Note that in another context, 'too' can also mean 'as well' or 'in addition to', as in the sentence 'You like pigeons? Me too!'
4 also: In this construction, 'also' is synonymous with the phrase 'in addition to' or 'as well as'. Philip is saying that he is a ski enthusiast 'in addition to' a sales genius. 'Also' expresses this sense of 'addition'. It is the only choice which fits this construction grammatically.
5 also: In this construction, 'also' is synonymous with the phrase 'in addition to' or 'as well as'. Polly is saying that Philip is married in addition to being a sales genius and a ski enthusiast (which he mentions in the previous line of the dialogue). 'Also' is the only choice which fits this construction grammatically.
Esercizio 3
'I am much tired to go out tonight.'
'Come on. You've been in bed for far long.'
'I've been sick for two weeks in a row.'
'Come on. You've been in bed for far long.'
'I've been sick for two weeks in a row.'
'I am much too 1 tired to go out tonight.'
'Come on. You've been in bed for far too 2 long.'
'I've also 3 been sick for two weeks in a row.'
'Come on. You've been in bed for far too 2 long.'
'I've also 3 been sick for two weeks in a row.'
1 too: In this case 'too' is an adverb meaning 'excessive'. Here, it describes being tired.
1 also: Although 'too' can mean 'also', we cannot use 'also' here because we are expressing the idea of being 'excessively' tired'.
2 too: In this case 'too' is an adverb meaning 'excessive'. Here it describes how long someone has been in bed.
2 also: Although 'too' can mean 'also', we cannot use 'also' here because we are expressing the idea of an 'excessive' amount of time.
3 also: Here we need a word to describe 'being sick'. 'Also' is the best choice here.
3 too: When 'too' is used as a synonym for 'also' it cannot be used before an adjective. We could say, however: 'I'm sick too'.
Esercizio 4
Polly: I heard Philip thinks that he's intelligent than me.
Bob: Philip is arrogant sometimes.
Polly: And he's ugly, .
Bob: Philip is arrogant sometimes.
Polly: And he's ugly, .
Polly: I heard Philip thinks that he's more 1 intelligent than me.
Bob: Philip is too 2 arrogant sometimes.
Polly: And he's ugly, too 3.
Bob: Philip is too 2 arrogant sometimes.
Polly: And he's ugly, too 3.
1 more: Because Polly is comparing Philip to herself, we use the comparative 'more' before 'intelligent'. This is the best choice here.
1 too: We cannot use 'too' in relationships of comparison.
1 so: We cannot use 'so' in relationships of comparison.
2 too: In this case 'too' is an adverb meaning 'excessive'. Here it describes Philip's arrogance.
2 more: We cannot use 'more' in this case, because we are not comparing Philip's arrogance. We are simply describing it.
2 to: 'To' is grammatically incorrect here. We would not use a preposition in this case.
3 too: 'Too' is an adverb meaning 'also'. It is usually used following the adjective.
3 more: We cannot use 'more' in this case, because it is not a relationship of comparison.
3 so: 'So' does not make sense here. It usually comes before the adjective.
Esercizio 5
Kevin: I have much work to do this afternoon, Luna. There's just no way I can go the circus with you.
Luna: That's a shame, Kevin, because I have tickets.
Luna: That's a shame, Kevin, because I have tickets.
Kevin: I have too 1 much work to do this afternoon, Luna. There's just no way I can go to 2 the circus with you.
Luna: That's a shame, Kevin, because I have two 3 tickets.
Luna: That's a shame, Kevin, because I have two 3 tickets.
1 too: 'Too' is an adverb meaning 'excessive'. Here it describes the excessive or considerable amount of work which Kevin must finish.
1 to: As a preposition of place, 'to' indicates a movement or direction or location (to the north, to the store). It does not make sense to use it here. It can also be used to indicate possession: This pen belongs TO Icarus. 'To' cannot be used in this construction, however.
1 two: 'Two' refers to a numeral. It is inappropriate here.
2 to: As a preposition of place, 'to' indicates a movement or direction or location (to the north, to the store). Here it describes where Kevin can't go (to the circus).
2 too: 'Too' is an adverb meaning 'excessive' or 'also'. It is inappropriate here.
2 also: 'Too' can mean 'also', but in this case we must use the preposition of place 'to', which tells us where Kevin is going.
3 two: 'Two' is the best choice here. It refers to the number of tickets Luna has for the circus.
3 too: 'Too' is an adverb meaning 'excessive' or 'also'. It is inappropriate here.
3 to: As a preposition of place, 'to' indicates a movement or direction or location (to the north, to the store). It is inappropriate here because we must use a numeral.
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