Structures: 'Enough'

Structures: 'Enough'

S + be + adj + enough + (for sb) + to V

• She is tall enough to reach the bookshelf.

• He is strong enough to lift the box.

• The room is big enough for the family to stay.

S + V + enough + Noun + (for sb) + to V

• I don’t have enough money to buy a house.

• We bought enough tickets for everyone to see that movie.

Remember!

1. Lược bỏ các từ too, so, very, quite, extremely (đứng trước adj) hay many, much, a lot of, lots of (trước danh từ) nếu có trong câu.

He is very intelligent. He can do it.

• He is very intelligent enough to do it. (Wrong)

• He is intelligent enough to do it. (Right)

He has a lot of money. He can buy a car.

• He has enough a lot of money to buy a car. (Wrong)

• He has enough money to buy a car.(Right)

2. Nếu chủ từ hai câu giống nhau thì bỏ phần for sb.

Tom is strong. He can lift the box.

• Tom is strong enough for him to lift the box. (Wrong)

• Tom is strong enough to lift the box. (Right)

The weather is fine. Mary and her little brother can go to school.

• The weather is fine enough to go to school. (Wrong)

• The weather is fine enough for Mary and her little brother to go to school. (Right)

3. Nếu chủ từ (Subject) câu đầu và túc từ (Object) câu sau là một thì phải bỏ túc từ câu sau.

The water is quite warm. I can drink it.

• The water is warm enough for me to drink it. (Wrong)

• The water is warm enough for me to drink. (Right)

Multiple Choice

1. She shouldn’t get married. She’s not .......................

• enough old

• old enough

• warm enough

• well enough

Multiple Choice

2. Have you got ....................... in your tea or would you like some more ?

• enough milk

• milk enough

• warm enough

• well enough

Multiple Choice

3. This car isn’t ....................... for all of you.

• enough old

• old enough

• warm enough

• big enough

Multiple Choice

4. I’d like to buy a new phone but I haven’t got .......................

• enough money

• money enough

• warm enough

• big enough

Fill in the Blanks

5. The moon is very bright. We can play outdoors.

Fill in the Blanks

6. I have enough money. I can pay this bill.

Fill in the Blanks

7. He wasn’t very experienced. He couldn't do the job.

Fill in the Blanks

8. The book is small. I can put it in my pocket.

Fill in the Blanks

9. She has much money. She can buy that dictionary.

Multiple Choice

10. My sister wasn’t well. She didn’t go to work.

• My sister wasn’t well enough to go to work.

• My sister wasn’t enough well to go to work.

• My sister wasn’t well enough to didn’t go to work.

Multiple Choice

11. You aren’t very old. You can’t understand it.

• You aren’t very old enough to understand it.

• You aren’t old enough can’t understand it.

• You aren’t old enough to understand it.

Multiple Choice

12. Mary doesn’t have money. She can’t buy a new bicycle.

• Mary doesn’t have enough money to buy a new bicycle.

• Mary doesn’t have money enough to buy a new bicycle.

• Mary doesn’t have enough money to can't buy a new bicycle.

Multiple Choice

13. This bed isn’t wide. Two people can’t sleep in the bed.

• This bed isn’t enough wide for two people sleep in the bed.

• This bed isn’t wide enough to can’t sleep in the bed.

• This bed isn’t wide for two people sleep in.