43. The fact was too hard to believe. (Remove 'too'.)
A. The fact was very hard to believe.
B. The fact was so hard to believe.
C. The fact was so hard that we could not believe it.
D. The fact was so hard that we believed it.
Answers
The fact was too hard to believe is a grammatically correct sentence. But if you wanted to remove or replace the word too you can use another adverb 'so' to make the sentence grammatically correct. Option B is the right answer.
Sentence Formation
Let's first understand the sentence structure here. In the Above sentence
- The fact - subject
- too - adverb
- Hard - adjective
- Believe - verb
From the above sentence, you wanted to remove the adverb which supports the adjective.
The fact was very hard - Very is an adjective which doesn't serve any purpose in supporting an adjective (Hard). So this is wrong.
The fact was so hard that we could not believe it - The sentence is in passive voice. The original sentence is written in active voice. In this case, this is also wrong.
The fact was so hard that we believed it - This sentence uses the term believed which is a past participle of belief. This sentence forms a certainty that the action is completed which is not explained in the original sentence.
The fact was so hard to believe - We are replacing the adverb 'too' with another adverb 'so' without changing the sentence structure and meaning. So this is the right and suitable answer.
According to the Grammer rules the correct answer is option C .
As if we remove too from the original sentence then the answer will be in negative as the question was in positive and the sentence will get THAT in place of TO .