so, too and very

[5jj]

In Q1 correct answer is 'so' .why we can't use 'too' and 'very'.spaceI think they are possible too!

Because that is not the way these words are used. We can say any of these:

The coffee was so hot that I couldn't drink it.
The coffee was (very) hot, and so I couldn't drink it.
The coffee was very hot, and I couldn't drink it.
The coffee was too hot to drink.

The various words are used in different ways.

[sanaz_gh]

I found sth useful!

Use too when you want to express excess.
The coffee was too hot. I couldn't drink it.
The coffee was too hot to drink.
My pants are too long. I have to shorten them.
I'm sorry, I can't go to that restaurant. It's too expensive.


Use very when you want to intensify an adjective.
I was very young when I read that book.
José likes feijoada very much.
It's very dark out tonight.
That restaurant is very expensive. I'll go there when I get paid.


Use so when you want to show a cause and effect.
Samuél was so late that he missed most of the concert.
My car is so old that I'm going to have to get rid of it.
It was so dark outside that Agnes tripped over my bicycle.
The restaurant was so expensive that César had to borrow money from his girlfriend.

[sanaz_gh]

Because that is not the way these words are used. We can say any of these:

The coffee was so hot that I couldn't drink it.
The coffee was (very) hot, and so I couldn't drink it.
The coffee was very hot, and I couldn't drink it.
The coffee was too hot to drink.

The various words are used in different ways.

according to this
'so' comes with 'that' that shows cause and effect.
'too' shows excess but doesn't come with 'that'.
and 'very' is clear.

[Barb_D]

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[sanaz_gh]

Please let us know the source of the information you copied and posted here. It's okay to post text from elsewhere, but you have to give proper credit to say where it came from.

You are right.
But I'm new member and I can't post links because of that I copied.

I copied from:
teslcafe.com/node/62

[Barb_D]

Thanks.