Multiple choice

Directions: The given sentence is to be rephrased in a manner that it makes use of one of the given alternatives. The meaning of the sentence should not undergo any change.

(The news is too good to be true.) The news is ___________.

  1. so good that it cannot be true

  2. such good that it cannot be true

  3. so good that can be true

  4. very good and unbelievable

  5. would never be true
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The rephrasing 'so good that it cannot be true' preserves the exact meaning of 'too good to be true'. The construction 'too...to' in the original sentence indicates an excess that makes the second action impossible. Option A correctly converts this to 'so...that it cannot'. Option B uses 'such good' which is grammatically incorrect (should be 'such good news'). Option C misses the negative 'not'. Options D and E don't capture the precise meaning.

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