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“Enough” and “too”                                                                                            “TOO” + ADJECTIVE / ADVERB


                                                                                                                        “Too” can be used before an
                                                                                                                        adjective or adverb to show
        “Enough” is used when there is the correct                         See also:                                    that it’s more than enough.          TOO + ADJECTIVE
        degree or amount of something. “Too” is used                       Countable and uncountable nouns 70
        when something is more than necessary or wanted.                   Adjectives 92   Adverbs of manner 98



                  ADJECTIVE / ADVERB + “ENOUGH”                                                                                                         TOO + ADVERB
         “Enough” can be                                   ADJECTIVE + ENOUGH
         used after an
         adjective or adverb
         to show that it’s the
         right degree.
                                                       ADVERB + ENOUGH
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                                                                                                                                                          “Far” and “much” can be used
                                                                                                                                                          before “too” for emphasis.





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                                                                                                                                 “ENOUGH” AND “TOO” WITH AN INFINITIVE CLAUSE

                  NOUN + “ENOUGH”                                                                                       In English, “enough” and
                                                                                                                        “too” are used with infinitive
         “Enough” and “not enough”                                                                                      clauses. They state whether
         can be used to talk about                                                                                      something is to the right
         quantities of countable and                                                                                    degree or extent for the
         uncountable nouns. “Enough”                                        “Enough” can also be                        infinitive clause to happen.
         comes before the noun.     Balloons are countable.                 used without a noun.







                                       Food is uncountable.



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