2015-12-03 Grammar: too/enough, so/such

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: p. 131 exercise 5 (read focus 3 before you do the activity)
1 too
2 very
3 too
4 very
5 too
6 too, very
7 too / very
8 very
9 very
10 too

If there is a degree complement (with “to” or “for” after the adjective or adverb), you usually use “too”.
She’s too serious to have fun.
She’s too serious for me.
She’s very serious.
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Intensifiers with “too” (p. 132):

It’s way too hot. = It’s way hotter than I prefer.
= It’s much too hot. = It’s much hotter than I prefer.
= It’s far too hot. = It’s far hotter than I prefer.
(There is a very large difference between what I want and the current temperature.)

It’s a little too hot. = It’s a little hotter than I prefer.
= It’s a bit too hot. = It’s a bit hotter than I prefer.
= It’s a little bit too hot. = It’s a little bit hotter than I prefer.
= It’s slightly too hot. = It’s slightly hotter than I prefer.
(There is a small difference between what I want and the current temperature.)
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Implied meanings of degree complements (p. 136):

You’re too young to worry about getting married.
= You are worried but you shouldn’t be, because you’re still very young.
OR = You are not worried about it, because you’re still very young.

He’s too old to do that.
= He’s so old that he can’t do that.
OR = He’s so old that he shouldn’t do that (but maybe he does or he wants to).
OR = He’s so old that he doesn’t do that.
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exercise 10 - choose the correct implied meaning for each sentence, and write a sentence that has the other meaning
1 b
  Teenagers are not too young to buy alcohol. (has meaning ‘a’)
2 b
  Peter works hard enough to be promoted
3 a
  Mr. Green is not wise enough to avoid taking sides.
4 b
  Teenagers don’t think they are smart enough not to make mistakes.
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She is old enough vote. = She can vote.
She is not old enough to vote. = She can’t vote.
She is too young to vote. = She can’t vote.
She is not too young to vote. = She can vote.
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Homework: read p. 140 and do p. 141 exercise 17