Enough & Too
Too & Enough indicate degree. They are used with Adjective
> Too means more than what is needed
> Enough means sufficient
Meaning
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We use too to mean more than sufficient or more/less than necessary.
- It's too late to stop him.
- Jerry was too young to watch the movie.
Meaning
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We use enough to mean sufficient.
- Your clothes are big enough to fit me.
- You've done enough work. You can stop now.
Meaning
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We use enough in negative sentences to mean less than sufficient or less than necessary.
- You're not working fast enough, you won't finish on time.
- Sorry, I haven't got enough food for everyone.
- Not enough of my friends are coming to the party.
Form
Too
1. Too + Adjective/Adverb
2. Too much/many + noun
3. Too much/many + of + pronoun/determiner
Form
Too
1. Too + Adjective/Adverb
example:
- You are too slow.
- She sleeps too long.
- He dies too fast.
Form
Too
example:
- You spend too much time.
- There are too many people in your house.
- Don’t tell too much secret to your friend.
2. Too much/many + noun
Form
Too
example:
- You've eaten too many of those cakes
3. Too much/many + of + pronoun/determiner
Form
Enough
1. Adjective/Adverb + Enough
2. Enough + Noun
3. Enough + of + Pronoun/Determiner
Form
Enough
example:
- Your clothes are big enough to fit me.
1. Adjective/Adverb + Enough
Form
Enough
example:
- You've done enough work. You can stop now.
- Have you got enough money to buy me a drink?
2. Enough + Noun
Form
Enough
example:
- There aren’t enough of us to make up a team.
3. Enough + of + Pronoun/Determiner
Additional Points
1. We can use enough without a noun if the meaning is clear.
2. We can replace enough with the before a noun.
3. We can use time or room alone to mean enough time or enough room.
- There's a lot of food but not enough for everyone.
- I don't have the money to go on holiday.
- His company doesn't have the resources to do the job.
- Is there room in your car for one more person?
- Do we have time for a coffee?
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English - Enough & Too
By Maulana Ilham Putra Resgy
