2017-08-08 Grammar: too/enough, so/such

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: p. 131 exercise 5 - Complete the sentences 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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As with other infinitive phrases, we use a “for” phrase if the subject is different:
She’s too serious to have fun. = She’s very serious, and as a result she can’t have fun.
She’s too serious for us to have fun. = She’s very serious, and as a result we can’t have fun.
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We can also use just the for phrase:
You’re too smart for your own good.
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Intensifiers with “too”:
That’s much too expensive. / far too expensive / (informal) way too expensive
That’s a little too expensive. / a bit too expensive / slightly too expensive / (informal) a tad too expensive
p. 132 exercise 7 - Take turns telling your partner about things you don’t like, and why (try to use “too” and an intensifier to explain your reasons).
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We can only say “far too many” or “way too many”, not “much too many”.
We can say “a few too many”, not “a little too many”.
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We can “soften” statements with “not” and an intensifier:
This food is terrible. -> This food isn’t so good.
I hate homework. -> I don’t like homework very much.
I’m great. -> I’m not too bad.
Nothing. -> Not too much.
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Degree complements with “too” and “enough”.
She’s too young to vote. = She’s not old enough to vote. = She can’t vote because of her age.
She’s not too young to vote. = She’s old enough to vote. = She can vote.
- “enough” goes after adjectives, adverbs, and verbs, but (usually) before nouns
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p. 139 exercise 14 - Take turns answering these “stupid” questions with an explanation of why that’s the answer.
1 No, I’m too young to have great-great-grandchildren. / I’m not old enough to have…
2 No, it’s too far to walk in one day. / I’m not fast enough to walk that far in one day.
3 That’s too expensive for a cup of coffee.
4 It’s too difficult for dogs to read something. They aren’t intelligent enough to read.
5 Russia is too cold for banana trees to grow.
6 A grand piano is too heavy for a typical person to lift.
7 A week is too short a time to speak English fluently.
8 She’s not young enough to have babies. / She’s too old to have babies.
9 I was too young to remember. My memory wasn’t developed enough yet.
10 My stomach doesn’t have enough room for 50 hamburgers.
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Homework: p. 142 exercise 18 - Answer these questions with “so” or “such”.