Ch 11

Too & Enough

too + adj · adj + enough · too many/much

too vs enough

Too = more than needed (negative idea — a problem). Enough = the right amount (positive — sufficient).

too
This soup is too hot. I can't eat it.
enough
This soup is warm enough. I can eat it.
not enough
This soup is not hot enough. It's cold.

too + adjective / adverb

Comes BEFORE the adjective

subject + verb + too + adjective    It is too hot.
too + adj
The bag is too heavy to carry.
too + adv
She speaks too fast for me to understand.
too + adj + to + verb
I am too tired to go out. (result of the problem)
The film was too long.
He is too young to drive.

adjective + enough

Comes AFTER the adjective

subject + verb + adjective + enough    She is tall enough.
adj + enough
She is old enough to drive.
not + adj + enough
He isn't tall enough to reach the shelf.
adj + enough + to + verb
She is clever enough to pass the exam.
Position matters! "too" comes BEFORE the adjective. "enough" comes AFTER the adjective.
too cold · cold enough

too many / too much + enough

With nouns

too many
too many + countable plural: too many people, too many cars
too much
too much + uncountable: too much sugar, too much noise
enough + noun
BEFORE noun: enough time · enough money
There are too many people.
We have enough chairs.

Common mistakes

The bag is enough heavy.
The bag is too heavy.
problem = too, not enough
She is too enough tall.
She is tall enough.
enough AFTER adj — never "too enough"
There are too much cars here.
There are too many cars here.
cars = countable → too many
I am too tired for go out.
I am too tired to go out.
too...to + infinitive (not "for")

Recap

too
too + adj/adv (BEFORE)
too hot, too fast
enough
adj/adv + enough (AFTER)
hot enough, fast enough
too...to
too + adj + to + base verb
too tired to work
too many/much
too many + countable · too much + uncountable
too many people, too much sugar
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