Wednesday, November 13, 2013

TOO AND ENOUGH



* We use too to mean more than sufficient or more than necessary.
It's too late to stop him.
Jerry was too young to watch the movie.
There are too many people on this train, there's nowhere to sit.
You have too much money, give some to me.

* We use enough to mean sufficient and in a negative sentence to mean less than sufficient or less than necessary.
You're not working fast enough, you won't finish on time.
Your clothes are big enough to fit me.
Have you got enough money to buy me a drink?
Sorry, I haven't got enough food for everyone.

Important points
* We can use enough without a noun if the meaning is clear.
There's a lot of food but not enough for everyone.
* We use enough of or too much/many of before pronouns and determiners.
Not enough of my friends are coming to the party.
You've eaten too many of those cakes.

* We can replace enough with "the "before a noun.
I don't have the money to go on holiday.
His company doesn't have the resources to do the job.

* We can use time or room alone to mean enough time or enough room.
Is there room in your car for one more person?
Do we have time for a coffee?

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