Unit 04: Grammar- Too & enough

 

•       He is too old to play football

•      He has too many friends on Facebook.

 

Meaning: Too means more than what is needed.

Form:  too + adjective or adverb
              too much/many + noun 

Examples:

•      My father is too old  to play football.

•      He has too many friends on Facebook.

•     Ali is intelligent enough to answer the exercise.

•       I do not have enough time to do my homework.

Meaning: Enough means sufficient.

Form: - adjective or adverb + enough
           - enough + noun

Examples:

•  Ali is intelligent enough to answer the exercise.
•  You're not working fast enough.
•  I don't have enough time. 

•    He is too young to drive the car

•    He is not old enough to drive the car

 Conclusion:

Too and enough indicate degree 

 

 Too means more than what is needed. (= very, so)

Form:    -too + adjective or adverb
                      -too much/many + noun 

Examples:

• My father is too old  to play football.
  
• He has too many friends on Facebook.

 Enough  means sufficient.

Form: -adjective or adverb + enough
           -enough + noun

Examples:

• Ali is intelligent enough to answer the exercise.
•  You are not working fast enough.
•  I do not have enough time.