GRAMMAR
Audio 66 |
Use of TOO and ENOUGH |

1. TOO means more than what is needed and
goes before an adjective and
adverb.
| a. Julie won the lottery. She was too excited. |
| adj |
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b. John has a lot of money, but he is too avaricious. |
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adj |
2. ENOUGH means sufficient, it goes after an adjective but before a noun.
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a. I would like to dance. The music is high enough. |
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adj |
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b. I have to get ready for the party. I don’t have enough time. |
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noun |
3. These expressions TOO and ENOUGH can be complemented by an infinitive.
| a. The birthday cake is too sweet to eat. |
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infinitive |
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b. The party is lively enough to make
people dance. |
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infinitive |
Study the structure to express the same ideas in another way.
TOO+ adjective+FOR sb/sth+ Infinitive
The birthday cake is too sweet for me to
eat.
Adjective + ENOUGH + FOR sb/sth+ Infinitive
The party is lively enough for people to
dance.