Transform the following sentence to avoid using 'too':
The machine was too broken to use. [Intermediate]

The machine was very broken to use.

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The machine was quite broken to be used.

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The machine was broken and could not be used.

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The machine was so broken that it could not be used.

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Solution

The correct option is D The machine was so broken that it could not be used.
Those sentences which have too...to can be changed using so...that to convey the same idea.Past participle tense is used after 'that' clause.
It can be changed as 'The machine was so broken that it could not be used'. 'Used' is past participle.
Thus, according to the rules, option D is the correct answer.

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