JAMB - English Language (1995 - No. 53)
Fill in the gap(s) with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap(s).
He was ...... weak .... he could not climb the stairs.
He was ...... weak .... he could not climb the stairs.
so / that
too / that
very / that
so / when
Paaiškinimas
The structure "so ... that" indicates cause and effect. In this case, "He was so weak that he could not climb the stairs" expresses the level of weakness and its result.
"too" is used with "to" as in: "He was too weak to climb the stairs"