2019-03-07 Grammar: "too" and "enough"

Greg Malivuk
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“too” and “enough”
Adjectives, adverbs, and noun quantities that can be compared can also be too much or not enough.
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“too” vs. “very”
- “very” is neutral (A situation is good or bad depending on the adjective “very” modifies.)
- “too” is negative (It means something is difficult or impossible as a result.)
p. 131 exercise 5 - Complete each sentence with “too” or “very”.
1 too
2 very
3 too
4 very
5 too
6 too, very
7 too
8 very
9 very
10 too
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“too” and “enough” with infinitive phrases: If you include the thing that is or isn’t possible, use infinitives.
Laura is too young to vote.
I am too old to eat the kids’ menu.
This chair is too comfortable to study in, but it’s not too comfortable to sleep in.
That chair is comfortable enough to study, but not comfortable enough to sleep.

- If it’s not clear who can or can’t do something, use “for” and the person before the infinitive:
This is too spicy for me to eat, but it’s not too spicy for my wife to eat.
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p. 135 exercise 9 - Rewrite the first 5 sentences with “too” or “enough” and infinitive phrases.
1 Denise has too many responsibilities to take a vacation right now.
2 The pace of work is too hectic for Denise to do her best work.
3 Denise’s assistant works too slowly for Denise to catch up on her correspondence.
4 Mr. Green hasn’t assigned Denise enough additional suport to meet the contract deadline.
5 Denise is too proud to ask her boss for more help.
  (Denise has too much pride to ask her boss…)
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The room isn’t big enough. / The table is too big. = It can’t fit. It’s impossible.
The room is big enough. / The table isn’t too big. = It fits. Everything is fine.
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p. 139 exercise 14 - With your partner, ask and answer these questions with “too” or “enough”.