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User_gary  +  322257 Wed, 31 Jan 07 05:10 AM

He was too late for the lecture. (Remove too)

Answer :

(1) He was so late for the lecture.

(2) He was very late for the lecture.

Which one is correct?
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Clive  +  322260 Wed, 31 Jan 07 05:34 AM

Hi,

You hear both, but #2 is correct. With #1, you need a consequence/result, eg  He was so late for the lecture that he missed the first half of it.

He was too late for the lecture. (Remove too)

Answer : He was late for the lecture. <<< Why don't you consider answering this way? I removed 'too', as instructed.

Best wishes, Clive
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