Grammar enough etc

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Enough etc

When to use:

• enough (genoeg)
• too (te/ook)
• very (heel/erg)
• so & such (zo/ zo'n/zulk)

It was ....... expensive that we couldn't afford it.

1. such
2. so
3. enough

There was ....... bad weather that we had to stay home all day.

1. such
2. so
3. enough

I don't earn ...... to buy that car.

1. so much money
2. such money
3. enough money

I think I've eaten ...... . I don't feel very well.

1. too much
2. enough
3. so much

I can't help you. I have ....... problems right now.

1. very many
2. many enough
3. too many

Enough (genoeg)

1.  After an adjective or adverb, to say that someone or something has as much of a quality as is needed: This boy is clever enough to do this difficult sum.  The athlete jumps high enough to win a medal.  
2. Before an uncountable noun or a plural noun, to say that there is as much of smth as is needed: There is enough milk to make pancakes.  There are enough apples to bake an apple pie. 
3. Used after an adverb in certain expressions.
4. As a pronoun: Enough had been done to fix the problem with the pump. 
5. With a modifying adverb (hardly): There’s hardly enough water for all the refugees. 
6. With certain adverbs for emphasis: Funnily enough, he had just said the same thing.  

Too (te/ook)

1. Before an adjective or adverb, indicating that there is more of something than is acceptable or desirable (Nl: te): It’s too cold to go outside. / The test’s too difficult to do. 
2. To show that 2 things/people have something in common (Nl: ook): You speak French too, don’t you? 
3. Used for emphasis (Nl: ook): The game is easy to play, and cheap too.  
4. With a quantifier  (Nl; te): There are too many people in here.
   / There’s too much traffic on the road.    

Very (heel/erg)

 • Before an adjective or adverb, as an intensifier (Nl; erg / veel) 

The soup is very hot.  

So (zo)

1. Used for emphasis
   It rained so much that we could not leave our tent.
2. Used to express the same idea
   It snowed so much that we couldn’t go to school.
3. An amount is approximate
   There is only so much we can do.  
4. To refer back to something that has already been mentioned.
   If this is so, your money will be refunded.  

Such (zo'n/zulk)

1. Used for emphasis: 
   He is such a nice guy that everyone wanted to help him.
2. Used to express the same idea:  
   There was such a serious traffic jam that we arrived late. 
3. Can be used to give an example:  
   Things such as airbeds are forbidden in this pool  

Now do exercises 4 -6 in your book.

For each these gaps below, fill in one of the following: enough, too, very, or so.

1. The weather in your city is ......... humid, thus everything seems wet.

2. She was ......... hungry that she ate three sandwiches.

3. The secretary types quickly ............  to finish the reports by tomorrow afternoon.

4. They have practised .............  to work efficiently with the new microscope.

5. You should be happy because your daughter is ............... intelligent.

6. My father works .............. hard that he usually sleeps on his desk.

7. The students did their homework ............. carefully.

8. Your grandmother is old ..........  to retire.

9. He is .............. fast that nobody can touch him.

10. The boss has ...............  money to buy a new photocopier for his office.

answers

1. The weather in your city is too humid, thus everything seems wet.

2. She was so hungry that she ate three sandwiches.

3. The secretary types quickly enough to finish the reports by tomorrow afternoon.

4. They have practised enough to work efficiently with the new microscope.

5. You should be happy because your daughter is very intelligent.

6. My father works so hard that he usually sleeps on his desk.

7. The students did their homework  very carefully.

8. Your grandmother is old enough to retire.

9. He is so fast that nobody can touch him.

10. The boss has enough money to buy a new photocopier for his office.

Extra practice

If you want to practise some more, use the following links:

• https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/b1_intensifiers.htm
• https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/too-too-much-too-many-enough/
• https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/adjective_adverb/ad029-intensifiers.htm