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JAMB Use of English 1987 Question 100

Question 100

Adjectives and Adverbs

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s): Tonye said that he was going to bed because he was .... to do any more work

  1. A.tired out
  2. B.very tired
  3. C.too tired
  4. D.extremely tired.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (too tired)

Explanation

The pattern 'too + adjective + to-infinitive' means something is impossible: he was too tired to work.