10. Too and Enough

10.1 Remake these sentences using TOO:

1. It's very cold; we can't go out. e.g. Its too cold to go out.
2. This book is very difficult; I can't read it. The book is too difficult to read.
3. She came very late; the lesson was over. She came too late and the lesson was over.
4. This hat is very big; he's only a little boy.
5. It's very far; we can't walk.
6. He's very stupid; he can't understand.
7. It is very large; this is not a big room.
8. This mountain is very high; we can't climb it.
9. Its very good; it can't be true.
10. It's very dark; I can't see anything.
11. The dress is very old; I cant wear it any more.
12. Its very wet; you mustn't go out.
13. This grammar is very difficult; a child can't understand it.
14. The music is very soft; we can't hear it.
15. Its very hot; I can't go out.

TOO is an adverb of excess; with to + infinitive and/or for + (pro)noun

• This soup is very hot; I can't drink it
• This soup is too hot (for me) to drink.
• That's a lot of money; a book like that should't cost so much
• That's too much money for a book like that.

10.2 Reword the following using "enough to"

1. You are quite clever; you understand perfectly. e.g. You are clever enough to understand perfectly.
2. You are quite old; you ought to know better. e.g. You are old enough to know better
3. I am very tired; I can sleep all night.
4. Are you very tall? Can you reach that picture?
5. The fruit is ripe; we can pick it.
6. The story is short; we can read it in one lesson.
7. The moon is very bright; I can read a book by it.
8. The wind is very strong; it will blow the roof off.
9. That man is quite stupid; he believes me.
10. I have enough money; I can pay the bill.

Whereas TOO has a negative sense, ENOUGH, plus infinitive, has a positive sense. Compare:

• He is too ill to need a doctor (i.e. he is so ill that it's useless to send for a doctor).
• He is ill enough to need a doctor (i.e. he is so ill that we must send for a doctor).

Enough comes in front of a noun or after and adjective or adverb.