Choose from the options given below, the word that can be used to fill in the blank in the given sentence.

The statue was________ heavy that a crane was brought to lift it.

so

The word that best fits the blank is so.

The sentence means that the statue was so heavy that a crane was brought to lift it. The word so is used to emphasize the degree of something. In this case, it means that the statue was very heavy, so heavy that a crane was needed to lift it.

The other words do not fit the blank as well.

• As means to the same degree or extent as something else.
• Much means a large amount or quantity of something.
• Too means to an excessive degree or extent.