R Some Any No Et Les Quantifieurs

'Enough' et 'too'

Too = in a higher degree ( negative) too + adjective.

For example : The porter cannot lift the box. It is very heavy.

---> The box is too heavy for the porter to lift.

: The soup is very hot. I can't eat it.

---> The soup is too hot to eat.

Enough = (quantity) as much as needed ( positive) Adjective + enough.

For example : Marc is quite clever. He understands perfectly.

---> Marc is clever enough to understand perfectly.

: You are quite old. You can rely on yourself.

---> You are old enough to rely on yourself.

Exercise = Fill in the blanks with too or enough

Good luck

Questions:

1. The student can't buy the book. It is ______expensive. 2. The students could not finish the test. It was ______long. 3. I could not answer the question. It wasn't easy ______4. We can't all get into this small car. It isn't big ______5. The woman can't hear the television. It isn't loud ______6. The man can't see the sun. The sky isn't clear ______7. It's ______cold to go outside. 8. The weather isn't nice ______to go outside. 9. This maths exercise isn't easy ______to do it by students. 10. The boy is ______short to reach the shelf.

REPONSES:

1. too 2. too 3. enough 4. enough 5. enough 6. enough 7. too 8. enough 9. enough 10. too

Enough / Too / Very

I : ENOUGH

enough : assez, suffisamment

1. Lorsque ce mot est un adverbe il se place après l'adjectif , l'adverbe ou le verbe qu'il modifie.

This man can't lift the weights, he isn't ' strong enough ' (strong: adjectif)

( il n'est pas assez fort )

Bob is a fast runner, he ran ' fast enough ' to win the race. ( fast: adverbe)

( il a couru suffisamment vite pour gagner la course)

I think Tom didn't ' sleep enough ' last night (sleep: verbe) (je pense que Tom n'a pas suffisamment dormi la nuit dernière)

2. Ce mot peut être placé devant un nom, c'est alors un déterminant.

Don't go to to the baker's, we have 'enough bread ' for dinner.

In my opinion there aren't 'enough books ' in the new library.

le nom qui suit enough doit être un indénombrable (bread) ou un pluriel (books)

on ne peut pas dire: there isn't 'enough book'

II: TOO

too : trop c'est un adverbe, il se place devant l'adjectif ou l'adverbe qu'il modifie.

This music is 'too loud' (loud: adjectif) (cette musique est trop forte)

Your daughter looks pale, don't you think she works 'too hard' (hard: adverbe)

remarque:

enough et too + adjectif peuvent être suivis de 'for' (pour quelqu'un, quelque chose)

this coffee is too sweet for me

you are not experienced enough for this kind of job.

III : VERY

very : très adverbe, il se place devant l'adjectif ou l'adverbe qu'il renforce.

It is 'very cold' today This smiley speaks 'very quickly'

noter la différence:

The smiley speaks very quickly : c'est une constatation

The smiley speaks too quickly : sous-entendu 'pour que je puisse le comprendre'

Mark walks too fast (je ne peux pas le suivre; il marche trop vite pour moi)

Mark walks very fast : c'est un fait

Questions:

The house was ______for us, so we didn't buy it. expensive enough too expensive enough expensive

It's not easy for the bellboy to carry these suitcases, They are ______for him. heavy enough enough heavy too heavy

3) The bellboy is carrying these suitcases with difficulty, They are not ______enough light too light light enough

4) The coffee is ______hot, but I can drink it. very enough too

5) When I came back home the house wasn't ______so I turned the heating on.

enough warm warm enough too warm

What's the matter Doctor! Didn't you get ______last night? enough sleep too sleep sleep enough

Look at Betty! She is ______hungry today. very too enough

Mark didn't feel ______to go to school this morning. well enough enough well too well

This book is ______difficult to read, I don't understand it at all. enough too very

The weather is ______to go to the beach. nice enough enough nice too nice

Sonia!!! Do you have ______to help me? time enough too time enough time

REPONSES:

1. too expensive 2. too heavy 3. light enough 4. very 5. warm enough 6. enough sleep 7. very 8. well enough 9. too 10. nice enough 11. enough time 'too' and 'enough'

Complete the sentences with 'too' or 'enough'

good luck

Questions:

1. There were ______many questions to answer; so I only did three. 2. I didn't understand the lesson well ______but I managed to answer the teacher's questions. 3. The room wasn't warm ______so the worker turned the air-conditioner on. 4. The tourist bought the jacket because it wasn't ______expensive for him. 5. My brother is old ______to drive the car by himself. 6. The test was far ______difficult for the students to do. 7. The suitcase was ______heavy for the kid to pick up. 8. We haven't got ______time to take a holiday this year. 9. The coffee was ______hot to drink; so I left it for a minute to cool. 10. The teacher must give students ______practice exercises to understand this lesson.

REPONSES:

1. too 2. enough 3. enough 4. too 5. enough 6. too 7. too 8. enough 9. too 10. enough

Enough+nom ou +adjectif

Complétez les phrases . Questions:

1. She can't get married yet, she's not ______. 2. Paul would like to buy a car but he hasn't got ______. 3. I couldn't make coffee for everybody, there weren't ______. 4. Are you ______? Or shall I switch on the heating? 5. It's only a small car.There isn't ______for all of you. 6. Medhi didn't feel ______to go to work this morning. 7. I didn't finish the examination. I didn't have ______. 8. Do you think I have got ______to apply for the job? 9. Try this jacket on and see if it's ______for you. 10. Some of us had to sit on the floor because there weren't ______.

REPONSES:

1. old enough 2. enough money 3. enough cups 4. warm enough 5. enough room 6. well enough 7. enough time 8. enough qualifications 9. big enough 10. enough chairs