Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
My coffee is _______ hot that I can not drink it.

a) Very
b) Much
c) So
d) Too

Answer 1

Hint: It is clear from one reading of the sentence that the blank of the statement has to be filled with an adverb.

Complete answer:

An adverb is a word or phrase that qualifies or changes an adjective, verb, or another adverb, to express a relation of a situation, cause, etc.
We need to find an answer which indicates the extent (to which her coffee is hot).

Option ‘a’, is wrong as it indicates a greater extent (very).
The second alternative, option b suggests something which is a lot in quantity (much) and hence is incorrect.
Option c, ‘so’ is indicative of a limited range of expression. ‘So’ is often used in sentences where a cause-effect relationship is portrayed; as in this sentence, the person is not able to drink the coffee because it is hot.
And lastly, Option d, explains that there is ‘something in addition respectively’ (too), which is not required by the question. Hence this alternative is incorrect as well.
Hence, with the above explanation, we can deduce that option c is the correct answer.

Note: On the first placement of each option into the blanks, we see that almost all the alternatives sound correct, but on careful analysis, the precise answer is known, many students make this mistake of jumping on to options. Avoid the mistake by carefully analyzing all options, keeping grammatical rules in mind.