Directions: In the following question, the sentence is given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The box was _____ heavy for that little child to carry. 

The correct answer is option 2) i.e. too.

Explanation

• The box is very heavy (which is a statement of fact) but we cannot say, “The box is very heavy for the boy to carry."
• Because when we add the qualifier “for the boy to carry,” we must use “too” instead of “very”.
• The box is too heavy for the boy to carry (which is a statement of opinion).
• The use of the words "enough and much" is not grammatically and contextually correct as the word 'heavy' is acting as an adjective in the sentence and therefore an adverb is to be used before the adjective 'heavy'.
• Hence, the appropriate word is 'too'.

• Too is an adverb. It is used before adjectives without nouns and before adverbs.
• Too is not normally used before adjective + noun. For example,
  • Correct: I could not lift the bag because it was too heavy. (too+adjective)
  • Incorrect: I could not lift the too heavy bag. (too+adjective+noun)
     

Correct Sentence: The box was too heavy for that little child to carry.