TOO + ADJECTIVE: DEMASIADO + ADJETIVO
Use:To indicate that the number or quantity of something
is excessive.
Examples:
Too
dangerous, too small, too risky.
ADJECTIVE + ENOUGH: (LO) BASTANTE + ADJETIVO
Use: To indicate that the number or quantity of
something is adequate.
Examples:
Good
enough, clean enough, fair enough. (But: ENOUGH + NOUN: enough money, enough tools).
Pay attention to the contrast between "too..." and "(not) ... enough":
- It is too noisy at this library. I can't study for the exam. = It is not silent enough at this library. I can't study for the exam.
- He is too
small. He can’t be a policeman. = He is not tall enough.
He can’t be a policeman.
- Your exam is too
bad. You have failed it. = Your exam is
not good enough. You have failed it.
EXERCISE - Complete the sentences, using "too..." or "(not) ... enough:
1. I can’t go to the cinema
because I’m ............................. (busy) helping Jane with her
homework.
2. There are seven people in my
family, so it is ................................ (noisy) to study at home.
3. This dress is beautiful but it
is ………………………………. (expensive) and I can’t afford to buy it.
4. She is hard-working, but she
is ……………………………….. (intelligent) to pass all the exams.
5. Tim is fourteen years old. He
is …………………………… (old) to look after his 6-year-old brother.
