What's the difference between so and too?

It's time to solve problems for friends again (? ), so it is usually used to express the degree, meaning so or very; Too is also used to indicate degree, but it means excessive or excessive. Here is a table summarizing their basic knowledge, so you can have a brief understanding first:

After understanding their basic knowledge, let's look at their specific differences. (? )?

1, the basic meaning is different.

So is usually used to express degree, meaning so or very; Too is also used to indicate degree, but it means excessive or excessive.

Example:

This cake is delicious. This cake is very delicious.

This cake is too sweet for me. This cake is too sweet for me.

2. Different grammatical structures

So is usually followed by adjectives or adverbs, while too is usually followed by adjectives or adverbs, and then to+ verb prototype structure.

Example:

He is too tired to go on working. He is too tired to go on working.

He is too tired to go on working. He is too tired to go on working.

3. Different backgrounds

So is usually used in affirmative sentences to express emphasis; Too is often used in negative sentences, indicating excessive to a bad degree.

Example:

She is so beautiful. She is very beautiful.

It's too hot to go out. It's too hot to go out.

4. Different extended meanings

So it can be extended to therefore, indicating the result; Too has no such extended meaning.

Example:

I was so tired that I went to bed early. I was very tired, so I went to bed early.

I'm too tired to go to the movies. I'm too tired to go to the movies.

5. Different collocation from other words

So can be matched with that to form the structure of so…that…, which means so … that …; Too can be used with to form the structure of too…to…, which means too …to….

Example:

This box is too heavy for me to lift. This box is too heavy for me to lift.

This box is too heavy for me to lift. This box is too heavy for me to lift.