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      • Enough: Enough modifies both countable and uncountable nouns. "There is enough money to buy a car." "I have enough books to read."
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  1. Count nouns refer to items that can be counted individually. They can be singular or plural, and the use of articles with them depends on whether you’re referring to something specific or general. Singular Count Nouns: Indefinite article (“a” or “an”): Used when referring to any one item, not a specific one.

  2. Grammar explanation. enough means 'as much as necessary'. It can be used with an adjective, an adverb, a verb or a noun. It can also act as a pronoun. With adjectives and adverbs. enough comes after adjectives and adverbs. I'm not tall enough to reach the top shelf. Your marks are good enough to study engineering at university.

  3. When enough stands alone following the verb to be, or other verbs, it is being used as a pronoun. See below. Enough can qualify count nouns in the plural, or non count nouns (which are by definition in the singular). Enough cannot normally be used to qualify a count noun in the singular.

    • The Basic Rules: Count and Noncount Nouns
    • Count and Noncount Nouns with Adjectives
    • Other Basic Rules

    A count noun is one that can be expressed in plural form, usually with an "s." For example, "cat—cats," "season—seasons," "student—students." A noncount noun is one that usually cannot be expressed in a plural form. For example, "milk," "water," "air," "money," "food." Usually, you cannot say, "He had many moneys."

    Most of the time, this does not matter with adjectives. For example, you can say, "The cat was gray" or "The air was gray." However, the difference between a countable and uncountable noun does matter with certain adjectives, such as "some/any," "much/many," and "little/few." Some/Any: Some and anycountable and uncountable nouns. 1. "There is somew...

    A lot of/lots of: A lot of/lots of are informal substitutes for much and many. They are used with uncountable nouns when they mean much and with countable nouns when they mean many. 1. "They have lots of (much) money in the bank." 2. "A lot of(many) Americans travel to Europe." 3. "We got lots of(many) mosquitoes last summer." 4. "We got lots of(mu...

  4. We use too many before countable nouns and too much before uncountable nouns. There are too many shops here - we can't go to them all. I did too much shopping yesterday - I haven't got any money now. We use enough + noun to say 'all that is necessary'.

  5. We can use enough before a noun as a determiner: A: Do you have enough money to pay for your train fare and taxis? B: Yes, thanks. I’m fine. There was enough food for about ten people. We use enough of before other determiners (the, my) and pronouns (us, them): You haven’t eaten enough of your dinner, Jason.

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  7. May 25, 2016 · If you want to follow enough with a noun, you need to use the preposition for. This is the case whether you are using an adjective, an adverb or a noun: I have enough money for two tickets.

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