{"id":72259,"date":"2019-09-18T06:25:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T06:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72259"},"modified":"2019-09-18T06:25:22","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T06:25:22","slug":"enough-enough-to-too-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/enough-enough-to-too-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Enough | Enough To | Too … To"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Enough <\/b>is a degree modifier. When enough modifies an adjective\/adverb, it normally comes after the adjective\/adverb.<\/p>\n
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  • Are you warm enough? <\/b><\/li>\n
  • You are not old enough<\/b> to become a grandmother.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    But note that when enough <\/b>modifies an adjective and noun together, it comes before the adjective.<\/p>\n

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    • We haven\u2019t got big enough chairs. <\/b> (= We need bigger chairs – enough modifies big.)<\/li>\n
    • We haven\u2019t got enough big chairs. <\/b> (= we need more big chairs – enough modifies big chairs.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Enough + noun<\/h3>\n

      Enough <\/b>can be used before a noun phrase as a determiner.<\/p>\n

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      • Are you getting enough sleep? <\/b><\/li>\n
      • There is enough room<\/b> for everybody to sit down.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Before a pronoun or a noun with a determiner, we use enough of. <\/b><\/p>\n

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        • The exam was bad. I couldn\u2019t answer enough of the questions. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Enough of <\/b>is also used after personal and geographical names.<\/p>\n

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          • I haven\u2019t seen enough of Europe. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Enough + infinitive<\/h3>\n

            Enough <\/b>can be followed by an infinitive. <\/b><\/p>\n

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            • You are not old enough to marry. <\/b><\/li>\n
            • I haven\u2019t got enough money to buy <\/b>a car.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Infinitives can be introduced by for + noun\/pronoun.<\/p>\n

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              • It is late enough for the children to go <\/b>to bed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Enough … to vs. Too … to<\/h3>\n
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                Enough to <\/b>shows sufficiency and has a positive meaning.<\/p>\n
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                • He is strong enough to <\/b>lift that box.<\/li>\n
                • The boy is clever enough to <\/b>understand this.<\/li>\n
                • We are not rich enough to <\/b>buy a car.<\/li>\n
                • He was foolish enough to <\/b>listen to her.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Too—to <\/b>shows undesirable excess. It has a kind of negative meaning.<\/p>\n

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                  • She was too tired to walk<\/b>.<\/li>\n
                  • This is too good to be<\/b> true.<\/li>\n
                  • The coffee is too hot <\/b>for me to drink<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Note that She was too tired to walk<\/i> means She was so tired that she could not walk<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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