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- When enough is used with an adjective and a noun, two positions are possible but the meaning changes. We haven't got big enough envelopes. We haven't got enough big envelopes. When enough is after the adjective (big enough envelopes), it describes the adjective – the envelopes are too small.
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- Adjective + Enough
- Adjective + Enough + For + Person
- Adjective + Enough + Infinitive
- Adjective + Enough + For + Person + Infinitive
- Verb + Enough
- Adverb + Enough
- Adverb + Enough + Infinitive
- Enough + Noun
- Enough + Noun + Infinitive
- Enough as A Pronoun
As we have seen, enough appears AFTER an adjective. Let’s see some example sentences: 1. The coffee is not hot enough. Here we are saying the coffee is not sufficiently hot. 1. I can’t hear the music. It’s not loud enough. The volume is not the sufficient level for me to be able to hear it. 1. He wasn’t experienced enoughfor the job. This means he ...
Before we said: 1. The coffee is not hot enough. We didn’t mention if it is not hot enough for me, for you, or some other person. To say who this refers too, we add for + person / people. For example: 1. The coffee is not hot enough for me. And another example: 1. Is the music loud enough for you? Here I specify the person… for you… for you the old...
Remember Max? 1. Max can’t go to school because he is not old enough. We can change the order of this and say: 1. Max is not old enough to goto school. Notice how we used the infinitive (to go) after enough. A couple more examples: 1. She is old enough to vote. Yes, she has the sufficient age to be able to vote. 1. The phone is small enough to puti...
Let’s look at some example sentences: 1. The car is cheap enough for us to buy. Yes, I have a sufficient amount of money to be able to buy the car. 1. It was easy enough for them to complete. They didn’t have any problems to complete it because it was easy for them. 1. The rope isn’t strong enough for us to use. Yes, it doesn’t have the sufficient ...
We can use enough after a verb. 1. We hadn’t trained enoughand lost the game. We hadn’t trained a sufficient amount so as a consequence, we lost the game. 1. I think you have done enough. Yes, you have done a sufficient amount. 1. He doesn’t study enough. Yes, he should study more. 1. You look too thin. You don’t eat enough. Exactly, you don’t eat ...
For example: 1. You don’t eat healthilyenough. Remember: an adverb gives us more information about the verb, it says how or in what way. In this last sentence it refers to in a healthy way. Some more examples: 1. I didn’t leave early enoughand I arrived late. 2. They didn’t react quickly enough. (and they lost the opportunity) Did you notice how th...
Again, sometimes we use an infinitive after enough. 1. He isn’t running fast enough to winthe race. 2. I didn’t go early enough to buya ticket. 3. You’re not working hard enough to geta pay rise.
After enough we can use a noun: Enough + noun This noun can be a plural countable noun or an uncountable noun. Here enoughmeans the correct number or amount. As many or as much as someone needs or wants. 1. Is there enough roomin the car for me? In a way, this means… Is there a sufficient amount of room for me? 1. He has enough moneyto buy a new ca...
After enough + noun we can also have an infinitive. 1. There isn’t enough paint to finishthe wall. 2. Do we have enough time to havelunch? 3. I don’t have enough moneyto buy a laptop.
Enough can be used as pronoun to replace enough + noun. A: Have you got enough money? B: No, I don’t have enough. Here the pronoun enough is used instead of enough moneyto avoid repetition. A: Would you like some more cake? B: No thanks, I have had enough. (enough = enough cake) We don’t repeat caketo avoid sounding repetitive. It is obvious we are...
“Enough” definition. The word “enough” means that something meets a required or desired standard without excess. It might be translated as “as much as necessary.” It can be used in the English language: as a determiner; as a pronoun; with adjectives; with nouns; with verbs; with adverbs; with an adjective and a noun; in the phrase “enough of.”
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.
When enough stands on its own – for example when it is used predicatively after the verb to be – it functions as an indefinite pronoun. It means enough things or enough people. Examples : I think you've said enough.
Apr 9, 2024 · 1. “Enough” as an Adjective. When “enough” modifies a noun, it acts as an adjective, meaning “as much as needed.” It comes after the noun it modifies. Examples: “Do we have enough flour for the cake?” “I’ve had enough time to finish this project.” 2. “Enough” as an Adverb
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Jul 11, 2023 · We'll begin with the adjective usage. As an adjective, enough means "necessary" or "sufficient" and is usually placed before a noun. I don't think I have enough eggs to make pancakes. Here, "enough eggs" means the necessary amount of eggs.
