TOO AND ENOUGH Too and Enough are used with adjectives and indicate degree. Too means more than necessary, and it precedes the adjective. Enough means sufficient and usually follows the adjective. Enough can also be used with nouns. In such cases, enough usually precedes the word it modifies. I have enough money for the CD player. I don't have enough (money) for the computer. There aren't enough people to make a team. In some cases, enough can stand alone. I have had enough of this nonsense. Enough is enough! Common problems include using very in place of too or enough. She is very young to drink alcohol. She is too young to drink alcohol. He is not very tough to play football. He is not tough enough to play football. (Wrong ) (Corre ct) (Wrong ) (Corre He is too old to ride the Merry-Go-Round. She has too much money. Tony was tall enough to play on the basketball team. They were smart enough to pass the test. (NOT: enough tall) (NOT: enough smart)
TOO AND ENOUGHToo and Enough are used with adjectives and
indicate degree. Too means more than necessary, and it precedes the
adjective. Enough means sucient and usua!!y "o!!ows the adjective.
Enough can a!so #e used with nouns. $n such cases, enough usua!!y
precedes the word it modi%es. $ have enough money "or the &D
p!ayer. $ don't have enough (money) "or the computer. There aren't
enough peop!e to ma*e a team. $n some cases, enough can stand
a!one. $ have had enough o" this nonsense. Enough is enough+
&ommon pro#!ems inc!ude using very in p!ace o" too or enough.
,he is very young to drin* a!coho!.,he is too young to drin*
a!coho!. He is not very tough to p!ay "oot#a!!.He is not tough
enough to p!ay "oot#a!!. (-rong)(&orrect)
(-rong)(&orrect)TOO./E&EDE,AD0E&T$1E, 2 AD1E/3,TOO MUCH
./E&EDE, UN&OUNTA34E NOUN,TOO MANY ./E&EDE,
&OUNTA34E NOUN,ENOUGH ./E&EDE, NOUN,5O44O-, AD0E&T$1E,
2 AD1E/3,He is too oldto ride the 6erry7Go7/ound.,he has too much
money.Tony was tall enough to p!ay on the #as*et#a!! team.They were
smart enough to pass the test. (NOT8 enough ta!!)(NOT8 enough
smart)Fill in the blanks with TOO or ENOUGH:9. The wind
was::::::::strong to go out that day...;. $ didn't %nish my test
#ecause $ dind't have ::::::::time to do it+
