to vs too vs two

to vs too vs two
  To is the most common form. When to is used before a verb it forms part of the infiinitive:-
  For example: to learn, to do, to be, to drink...
  "I need to make an appointment."
  To is also a preposition, often used to indicate direction, which begins a prepositional phrase.
  For example: to the limit, to hell and back
  Example: "Walk to the end of the street."
  Too is an adjective meaning "extra or more than necessary" - after all it has 2 Os - 1 too many?
  For example: too much, too big, too small...
  "The film was too long."
  Too is also an adjective meaning "also"
  For example: me too
  "I thought it was too long, too."
  Two is a number - 2.
  For example: one, two, three...
  "I only drank two pints of beer."
  More examples:
  We went to a football match. (preposition)
  We like to watch a good film at the weekend. (infinitive)
  We ate too much. (meaning "excessively")
  I like baseball, too. (meaning "also")
  Six divided by three is two. (number)
  They own two cars. (number)
  ♦ !Note - Many other words in English which reflect the number two start with the letters 'tw'.
  For example: twin, twice, twenty, between, tweezers, etc.
  Try this famous song if you are still confused about to and too!

English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • to vs too vs two —   To is the most common form. When to is used before a verb it forms part of the infiinitive:   For example: to learn, to do, to be, to drink...    I need to make an appointment.   To is also a preposition, often used to indicate direction, which …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • to vs too vs two —   To is the most common form. When to is used before a verb it forms part of the infiinitive:   For example: to learn, to do, to be, to drink...    I need to make an appointment.   To is also a preposition, often used to indicate direction, which …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • Two Prudential Plaza — Infobox Skyscraper building name=Two Prudential Plaza Two Prudential Plaza with One Prudential Plaza on the left location=180 N. Stetson Avenue Chicago, Illinois roof= antenna spire=995 ft (303 m) floor count=64 Use=Mixed construction period=1990 …   Wikipedia

  • Two for the Lions — infobox Book | name = Two for the Lions orig title = translator = author = Lindsey Davis cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = Marcus Didius Falco genre = Crime publisher = Century, Mysterious Press release date =… …   Wikipedia

  • two number — 1 2 2 put two and two together to guess the meaning of something you have heard or seen: I didn t call to say I d be late, but she put two and two together when she heard the weather reports. 3 that makes two of us spoken used to tell someone… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Too Close for Comfort (TV series) — Too Close for Comfort Title sequence Also known as The Ted Knight Show (season 6 title) Genre Sitcom …   Wikipedia

  • Two and a Half Men (season 5) — Two and a Half Men Season 5 DVD cover art Country of origin United States …   Wikipedia

  • Two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy — (2D NMR) is a set of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) methods which give data plotted in a space defined by two frequency axes rather than one. Types of 2D NMR include correlation spectroscopy (COSY), J spectroscopy, exchange… …   Wikipedia

  • Two and a Half Men (season 1) — Two and a Half Men Season 1 DVD cover art Country of origin United States …   Wikipedia

  • Too Much Joy — is an American indie music group. The band formed in the early 1980s in Scarsdale, New York. The members are high school acquaintances and were inspired to form a band by the music of The Clash.MembersThe original members were Tim Quirk (vocals) …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”