UNIT 103. Enough and too ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

UNIT 103. Enough and too

A	Enough goes after adjectives and adverbs: √ I can't run very far. I'm not fit enough. (not enough fit) Let's go. We've waited long enough. I can let you know tomorrow. Is that soon enough? √ √ Compare too ... and not ... enough: √ You never stop working. You work too hard. (=more than is necessary) √ You/re lazy. You don't work hard enough. (=less than is necessary)
B	Enough normally goes before nouns: √ I can/t run very far. I don’t have enough energy. (not energy enough) Do we have enough petrol, or should we stop and get some? We've got enough money. We don/t need any more. Some of us had to sit on the floor because there weren't enough chairs. √ √ √ We also use enough alone (without a noun): √ We don’t need to stop for petrol. We've got enough. Compare too much/many and enough: √ There's too much furniture in this room. There 1S not enough space. There were too many people and not enough chairs. √
C	We say enough/too ... for somebody/something: √ Does Joe have enough experience for the job? This bag isn't big enough for all my clothes. That shirt is too small for you. You need a larger size. √ √ But we say enough/too ... to do something. For example: √ Does Joe have enough experience to do the job? (not for doing) We don't have enough money to go on holiday right now. She's not old enough to have a driving licence. She’s too young to have a driving licence. Let’s get a taxi. It’s too far to walk home from here. √ √ √ The following example has both for ... and to ... : √ The bridge is just wide enough for two cars to pass each other.
D	We say: Some more examples like this: √ These boxes are too heavy to carry. (not to carry them) The wallet was too big to put in my pocket. (not to put it) This chair isn't strong enough to stand on. (not to stand on it) √ √

EXERCISES

103.1	Complete the sentences using enough +the following words: big chairs cups fit milk money room time warm well 1 I can't run very far. I'm not ______fit enough. __________ Some of us had to sit on the floor because there weren't _____ enough chairs. _______________ 2 3 I'd like to buy a car, but I don't have ______________ at the moment Do you have ______________ in your coffee or would you like some more? Are you ______________? Or shall I switch on the heating? It's only a small car. There isn't ______________ for all of us. 4 5 6 7 Steve didn't feel ______________ to go to work this morning. I enjoyed my trip to Paris, but there wasn't ______________ to do everything I wanted. Try this jacket on and see if it's ______________ for you. There weren't ______________ for everybody to have coffee at the same time. 8 9 10
103.2	Complete the answers to the questions. Use too or enough+ the word(s) in brackets.
103.3	Make one sentence from two. Complete the new sentence using too or enough. 1 We couldn't carry the boxes. They were too heavy. _____ The boxes were too heavy to carry. _______________ 2 I can't drink this coffee. It's too hot. This coffee is ________________________________________ 3 Nobody could move the piano. It was too heavy. The piano ________________________________________ 4 Don't eat these apples. They're not ripe enough. These apples ________________________________________ 5 I can't explain the situation. It is too complicated. The situation ________________________________________ 6 We couldn't climb over the wall. It was too high. The wall ________________________________________ 7 Three people can't sit on this sofa. It isn't big enough. This sofa ________________________________________ 8 You can't see some things without a microscope. They are too small. Some ________________________________________

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