Too and Enough

TOO‘Too’ is an adverb of excess. It means excessively. ‘Too’ usually has a negative sense. It precedes an adjective.The pattern:S+ to be + Too + Adjective + for “object” + to Infinitive

Example:This coffee is very hot; I can’t drink it.This coffee is too hot (for me) to drink.The boxes are very heavy; I can’t carry them.The boxes are too heavy (for me) to carry.

We can omit ‘for object’. So the sentences become:This coffee is too hot to drink.These boxes are too heavy to carry

ENOUGHEnough with an adjective means sufficient. It has a positive sense. Enough comes after an adjective.

The pattern:

S + to be + Adjective + Enough + for “object” + to Infinitive

We can omit ‘for object’ after ‘enough’.

Examples:This water is warm enough for me to take a bath.Denny is tall enough to play on the basketball team.

ENOUGH He is strong. He can lift the box.

he is strong enough to lift the box. He speaks slowly. Everybody can’t understand him.

he speaks slowly enough for everybody to understand him. The weather is fine. We can go to the beach.

the weather is fine enough to go to the beach. The questions were easy. The students were able to answer

them.the questions were easy enough to answer.

The tea is warm. We can drink it.the tea is warm enough to drink.

Dony is 15 years old. He can drive a car.Dony is old enough to drive a car.

The foot was soft. The baby can have it.The foot was soft enough to have.

TOO The road is very slippery. The man shouldn’t walk

there..the road is too slippery to walk there.

The students are very tired. They can’t study.the students are too tired to study.

Her problem is difficult. No one can solve it.her problem is too difficult to solve.

The knife is very sharp. You should not play with it..the knife is too sharp to play.

The soup is salty. We can not eat it.the soup is too salty to eat

They were frightened. They didn’t stay in that old building.they were too frightened to stay in that old building