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Too much,too many,enough/not enough

We use too much, too many and not enough to talk and ask about problems of quantity.

+++ ® too many + pluralcountable noun

You ask too many questions!

+++ © too much + uncountable noun

There's too much water in the bath.

enough + pluralcountable or
Thereare too many chairs. uncountable nounand questions
I've got enough space.
Have you got enough batteries?
Are there enough books?

not enough + plural countable
noun or uncountable noun

Ihaven't had enough breakfast.
He hasn't bought enough apples.
Thereare enough chairs.
We pronounce enough as /i'nAÍ/.

We often use for + noun or pronoun after enough.
There's enough foodfor them.
We can also add a to-infinitive to enough to add

more information.
I haven't got enoughmoney to buyitnow.

We can combine enough + noun + for + pronoun +
to + infinitive.
Therearen'tenough chairs. There won't beenough time for us to havelunch.
Thereare enough chairs for everyone to sit down.
We can use them without a noun when the meaning
is clear. We can also use too and enough with adjectives.
I can't eatall this food!Ithink I'vetaken too much. It's too cold! It'snot bigenough!
The food's nearlyallgone. We haven'tgot enough!

©2.2 Listen.What are they talking about? fEa 9 O 2.3 Circle the correct option.Then listenand »
Match speakers 1-6 to a-f. ÿ1ÿ check.
a a holiday i ÿ There are too many / much programs on
b a bag _ this computer. O
_
c a restaurant _ 1 Have you got enough / too much rice, or would
d an ice-cream you like some more?
e a planejourney _ 2 There isn't sugar enough / enough sugar to
f a film _ make a cake.
3 He's got too much /many spare time!
*8 O2.2 Listen again. Iseach person happy or L 4 Is there enough hot water for / to mefor / to
unhappy? Draw©or®. have a bath?
1 © 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _ 6 _ 5 We don't need any more paper. We've got
enough /enough paper.
6 Don't eat any more biscuits. You've already had
too many biscuits / too many.

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