Enough and Too

Sufficiency and excess: good enough, too hot, enough money, too much

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When to Use

•Enough (sufficient): after adjectives/adverbs. She's old enough to drive.
•Enough (sufficient): before nouns. I have enough money.
•Too (excessive/problem): before adjectives/adverbs. It's too hot.
•Too much/many (excessive): too much water, too many people.
•For purpose: enough to + verb, too...to + verb.

How to Form

Affirmative (+)

Adjective + enough; Enough + noun; Too + adjective

Negative (-)

Not + adjective + enough; Not enough + noun

Question (?)

Is it + adjective + enough? Is there enough + noun?

💡 Enough comes AFTER adjectives but BEFORE nouns. Too always comes BEFORE.

Examples

✓She's tall enough to reach.

✗She's enough tall to reach.

Enough AFTER adjective.

✓I have enough time.

✗I have time enough.

Enough BEFORE noun.

✓It's too expensive to buy.

✗It's expensive too to buy.

Too BEFORE adjective.

Common Mistakes

💡 Practice Tips

• Adjective + enough: tall enough, good enough.
• Enough + noun: enough time, enough money.
• Too + adjective: too hot, too expensive.
• Too much + uncountable; too many + countable.

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Enough and Too

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How to Form

Examples

Common Mistakes

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Enough and Too

When to Use

How to Form

Examples

Common Mistakes

💡 Practice Tips

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When to Use

How to Form

Examples

Common Mistakes

✗I'm enough tired.

✗There's too water.

✗It's too much hot.

💡 Practice Tips

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When to Use

How to Form

Examples

Common Mistakes

✗I'm enough tired.

✗There's too water.

✗It's too much hot.

💡 Practice Tips

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