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too and enough

too and enough. too and enough. Both too and enough are used to talk about how much or how little of something there is. too. We use too to describe the negative effect of having more than necessary. “ It ’ s too cold to work in the garden. ”

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too and enough

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  1. too and enough

  2. too and enough • Both too and enough are used to talk about how much or how little of something there is.

  3. too • We use too to describe the negative effect of having more than necessary. “It’s toocold to work in the garden.” “It’s toolate to see the film now. It started twenty minutes ago.

  4. enough • We use enough to describe the effects of having / not having the right amount of something. “John isn’t patient enough to work as a teacher.” “The dress isn’t big enough.”

  5. enough • Enough can be used beforea noun to mean “all that is necessary”. “I don’t drink enoughwater. ” “Do you eat enoughvegetables?” “My brother doesn’t do enough exercise.”

  6. too + adjective / adverb • We didn’t play tennis yesterday. It was too cold. • We couldn’t swim. The water was too cold. • I’d like to buy this jacket, but it is tooexpensive. • The man’s voice was too soft. He spoke too softly.

  7. not + adjective / adverb + enough • We couldn’t hear the music. It wasn’tloudenough. • We couldn’t swim. The water wasn’thotenough. • We need another ladder. This one isn’tlongenough. • We need two pizzas.This one isnotbigenough for four people.

  8. too and enough • After too and not …enough we can use the to-infinitive or for + noun / pronoun * He’s tooyoungto goto work. * He’s notoldenoughfor the job. * These jeans are notcleanenoughto wearto the party.

  9. Join these sentences usingtoo … or not…enough. • The parcel was heavy. I didn’t carry it home. • Liz isn’t very strong. She can’t lift the bags. • The dress was formal. She couldn’t wear it to the party. • My daughter doesn’t feel very well. She isn’t going to school. • I was tired. I didn’t prepare my lessons. • Your bicycle isn’t very safe. I don’t want to ride it. • She didn’t run quickly. She lost the race. • You are young. You can’t see this film. • The students aren’t working hard. They won’t pass the exams. • The orange juice wasn’t sweet. I didn’t drink it

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