The document discusses different ways to connect two clauses using conjunctions such as "too-to", "very-so/therefore", and "so-that-not". It provides examples of how to use each conjunction to join two clauses that describe an old man being too weak to walk, a box being too heavy for a boy to lift, and a little boy being too naughty for his parents to bear with.

1. Simple, Complex and Compound
Compiled by
Nageswar Rao. A
English Teacher.
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K.V. Madhusudan
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2. too - to
1. The old man is very
weak. The old man is too weak to walk.
2. He cannot walk.
1. The box was very heavy.
The box was too heavy for the boy to
2. The boy could not lift it. lift.
1. The little boy is very The little boy is too naughty for his
naughty. parents to bear with.
2. His parents cannot bear
with him.

3. very – so / therefore
1. The old man is very The old man is very weak, so he
weak. cannot walk.
2. He cannot walk.
1. The box was very heavy. The box was very heavy, so the boy
2. The boy could not lift it. could not lift it.
1. The little boy is very The little boy is very naughty, so his
naughty. parents cannot bear with him.
2. His parents cannot bear
with him.

4. so - that - not
1. The old man is very The old man is so weak that he
weak. cannot walk.
2. He cannot walk.
1. The box was very heavy. The box was so heavy that the boy
2. The boy could not lift it. could not lift it.
1. The little boy is very The little boy is so naughty that his
naughty. parents cannot bear with him.
2. His parents cannot bear
with him.

5. too – to very – so/therefore so - that -not
1. The old man is too 1. The old man is very 1. The old man is
weak to walk. weak, so he cannot walk. so weak that he
cannot walk.
2. The box was too 2. The box was very 2. The box was so
heavy for the boy to heavy, so the boy could heavy that the boy
lift. not lift it. could not lift it.
3. The little boy is too 3. The little boy is very 3. The little boy is
naughty for his naughty, so his parents so naughty that his
parents to bear with. cannot bear with him. parents cannot
bear with him.