Focus on Grammar

Too – EnoughEnough means ‘as much or many (of something) as necessary’. It comes before nounsand after adjectives, verbs and adverbs.e.g. They have enough books in the house.Too means ‘more than necessary’. It comes before adjectives and adverbs.e.g. You are driving too fast.Enough and too with adjectives can be followed by ‘for someone/something’.e.g. The dress was big enough for me.The coffee was too hot for me.We can also use ‘to + infi nitive’ after enough and too with adjectives/adverb.e.g. The coffee was too hot to drink.He didn’t work hard enough to pass the exam.Remember! There is a big difference between too and very.• Very expresses a fact: He speaks very quickly.• Too suggests there is a problem: He speaks too quickly for me to understand.7. Translate the sentences into Armenian.1. She’s not old enough to get married.2. You’re too young to have grandchildren!3. We have enough time.4. There isn’t enough flour to make the cake.5. It’s too cold to go for a swim.6. You put too much sugar in my coffee.7. There is too much poverty in the world.8. There are too many people to fit in the car.9. She’s not experienced enough for this job.10. The dress was too small for her.8. Choose the right word.1. There were too/enough many questions to answer so I only did three.2. The coffee was hot enough/too hot/enough hot to drink so I left it for a minute tocool.3. The room wasn’t hot enough/too hotenough hot so I turned the heating on.4. I didn’t buy the jacket because it was big enough/too big/enough big.5. The shoes were small enough/too big/enough small so I didn’t buy them.6. It’s far too big/small enough/enough small to fit inside the bag.7. I didn’t get it because it was too expensive/expensive enough/enough expensive.8. I haven’t got too much time/enough time/time enough to take a holiday this year.9. He didn’t do too much work/enough work/work enough to pass the exam.10. It was far too heavy/heavy enough/enough heavy to pick up83