Expressing quantity

Expressing quantity

Too, Too many, Too much, (not) enough

Intensivo 4A

​Too, too much, too many, (not) enough

We use too, too much, too many and (not) enough to express quantity. Specifically to express that something is more than it is necessary.

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Examples: ​This exam is too difficult => There are too many questions

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​We use all these expressions according to the type of word that we are describing

Intensivo 4A | 2022

Too, Too much, Too many, (not) enough

​Countable nouns

We use too many with countable nouns.

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Examples: ​You watch too many films => Tomás drinks too many cups of coffee.

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Intensivo 4 | 2022

Too, Too much, Too many, (not) enough

​Uncountable nouns

We use too much with uncountable nouns.

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Examples: ​Pedro eats too much chocolate => Ana drinks too much coffee.

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Too, Too much, Too many, (not) enough

​Adjectives and no object

We can use too or too much with adjectives.

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Examples: ​The train was too crowded today => Esteban always worries too much.

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We use too much after a verb and ​when there is no object after it.

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Too, Too much, Too many, (not) enough

​Enough

We can use enough to say that we have the right amount of something, but we use (not) enough when we have less than necessary of something.

Examples: ​We have enough eggs => We don't have enough flour.

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​We use enough or (not) enough after adjectives or adverbs.

Examples: There is always enough rice here => He wasn't good enough.

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​We can use enough or (not) enough after a verb without an object.

​Examples: I didn't sleep enough last night.

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Too, Too much, Too many, (not) enough