Too vs. Enough Question: Pedro, can you put this piano in your pocket, please? Answer: No, I can’t. Question: Why not? Answer: Because it’s too big for my pocket. Question: Pedro, can you put this piano in your pocket, please? Answer: No, I can’t. Question: Why not? Answer: Because my pocket is too small for the piano. Question: Pedro, can you put this piano in your pocket, please? Answer: No, I can’t. Question: Why not? Answer:Because my pocket isn’t big enough to accommodate the piano. Question: Pedro, can you put this piano in your pocket, please? Answer: No, I can’t. Question: Why not? Answer: Because the piano isn’t small enough to fit in my pocket. Too = demasiado (precede adjetivos o adverbios) Si se trata de sustantivos: too much + singular or too many + plural. ------------------------------(I have too much flour) (I have too many flowers) Enough = bastante, lo suficiente, lo suficientemente “Enough” va delante de los sustantivos y después de los adjetivos o adverbios. I don’t have enough money. -----------------------(noun) I’m not rich enough. ------------(adjective) I don’t have enough money to buy a Rolls Royce. I’m not rich enough. A Rolls Royce is simply too expensive for my budget. It costs too much and if I bought it, I would have too many financial problems. |