Monday, 10 October 2011

TOO / ENOUGH

A-TOO

TOO goes before adjectives and adverbs. It shows that something is more than enough/ necessary or wanted. It has a negative implication

too + adjectives / adverts + to infinitive








She is too young to talk on the phone (= She is so young that she can't talk on the phone)




TOO MANY (= more than wanted/enough) goes with plural countable nouns. E.g. You eat too many sweets (= you eat more sweets than necessary)

TOO MUCH (= more than wanted/enough) goes with uncountable nous. E.g. You spend too much time talking on the phone (= you spend more time talking than necessary)

B-ENOUGH
ENOUGH goes before nouns and after adjectives of adverbs. It show that there is as much of something as is wanted. That is the right amount. It has a negative or positive implication-

NEG AUXILIARY + ADJECTIVES / ADVERTS + ENOUGH + TO INFINITIVE

You room wasn't large enough to keep everybody (= it is small) NEG

AFF AUXILIARY + ENOUGH + NOUN + TO INFINITIVE

He has got enough money to eat out (= we can eat out) AFF