TOO, TOO MUCH, TOO MANY, ENOUGH

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do you know the difference?

too, too much, too many, enough

I think I sleep enough. He eats enough for his age.

This place is big enough. You're clever enough to see it.

I earn enough money. We have enough chair.

verb+enough

adjective+enough

enough+ noun

ENOUGH

Something is the correct number or amount

I don't sleep enough. You didn't study enough.

She isn't old enough to vote. I'm not fast enough for the team

They don't have enough workers. I didn't have enough time.

not + verb+enough

not +adjective+enough

not enough+ noun

NOT ENOUGH

Something is less than we want or we need

You eat too many eggs. There were too many people.

You have too much free time. You work too much.

This cake is too sweet You are too strict.

+ plural noun

+ uncount, noun or after verb

+ adjective

TOO MUCH

TOO MANY

TOO

Something is more than we want or we need

You are too young to enter this club. We arrived too late.

Before an adjective/adverb

We use too before an adjective or an adverb to mean ‘more than we need’ or ‘more than is necessary’.

TOO

You can’t take the car. You’ve drunk too much. He talks too much.

We can also use too much after a verb.

AFTER A VERB

The doctor said that I drink too much coffee. I hate this city. There’s too much traffic.

Before an uncountable noun

We use too before an adjective or an adverb to mean ‘more than we need’ or ‘more than is necessary’.

TOO MUCH

I didn’t enjoy the concert. There were too many people.They lost because they made too many mistakes.

Before an adjective/adverb

We use too many before plural nouns to mean ‘more than we need’ or ‘more than is necessary’.

TOO MANY

We don’t have enough money to travel. I don’t have enough time to finish my homework before Monday.

In negative sentences we use (not) enough + noun to say that something is less than we want or we need.

I have saved enough money to go to Rome on holiday. Do you have enough butter to cook?

Before a noun

We can use enough + noun to say that something is the correct number or amount.

ENOUGH

You aren’t old enough to enter this club.You aren’t going fast enough. We are going to be late.

In negative sentences we can use (not) adjective/adverb + enough to mean ‘less than we want’ or ‘less than necessary’.

This bed is big enough for the four of us. I think she spoke clearly enough. Everybody understood what she meant.

After an adjective/adverb

We can use adjective/adverb + enough to mean ‘sufficiently’.

I didn’t study enough and I failed the exam. I think you don’t sleep enough. You should sleep seven or eight hours a day.

After a verb

We can also use verb + enough.

I was too tired to go clubbing.She makes enough money to sustain all her family.

too, too much, too many, enough + to + infinitive

In English we often use to-infinitive with the expressions too, too much, too many, enough.

I’m too tired to study now. (NOT: I’m too much tired.)

Don’t confuse the word too (=more than enough) with the word very.

I think she is very beautiful. (NOT: I think she is too beautiful.)

Be careful with these common mistakes!

Don’t use an adjective after too much

Exercises

1 - There's _______ smoke in here; I can't breathe.2- I don't earn ________ to buy that car. 3- My manager says that I play _________ to win the competition. 4- I know I talk____________. I should talk less. 5- I don't think the door is ___________ to get the sofa into the room 6- ______________ money can be bad for football players who are still in their 20s. 7- I ate ___________ cakes and felt sick later. 8- I can't drink this milk. It's ___________ hot. 9- I think I've eaten ____________ . I don't feel very well. 10- There weren't _____________ to play a match, so everybody went home.

11- There aren't ___________ chairs for everyone. 12-There is ________ cake for everyone. 13- I've got _______ many books. 14- I did ________ much shopping yesterday - I haven't got any money now. 15- We haven't got _______ money. 16- There are ______ many shops here - we can't go to them all. 17- Ken is always at home. He doesn't go out __________. 18- There was nowhere to sit on the beach. There were ______ many people. 19- I don't like the weather here . There is _______ much rain 20- Dear friends, did you have __________ to eat? Yes, thank you