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QUANTITY WORDS

• Too

Is used before adjectives or adverbs.

Examples: My jeans are too old.

                He drives too fast.

It may be followed by an infinitive with to.

Example: The weather was too cold (for me) to swim.

• Too much

Is always followed by an uncountable noun.

Example: He eats too much sugar.

• Enough

a)      After adjectives and adverbs.

       Example: The bananas weren’t ripe enough.

b)      Before nouns as determiners.

        Example: He hasn’t got enough time.

c)       It may be used alone as a pronoun.

      Example: Would you like some wine?

                     No, thanks. I have enough.

• Too many

Is always followed by an countable plural noun.

Example: I’ve eaten too many chocolates.

1.      Complete the sentences with too much or too many.

• I think we’ve bought _____________ tickets for the show.
• They are making _____________ noise.
• Don’t you think there are _____________ special effects in some films?
• There are  _____________ actors looking for work.
• The actress was wearing  _____________ make-up.
• There’s ­ _____________ violence in films, isn’t there?

2. Complete the sentences with too and enough:

• Mary isn’t old enough to watch an 18.

Mary is too young to watch an 18.

• The stunt was too difficult for him to perform.
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• The cinema tickets weren’t cheap enough for us to buy.
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• Did you like the film? – No, It wasn’t interesting enough.
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• The room was too cold for her to sit there.
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• My cousin is too ugly to be a film star.
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3. Answer the questions as the example. Use too, enough, too much or too many.

• Why didn’t you buy the car? (expensive)

Because it was too expensive.

• Why didn’t you see your friends? (people)
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• Why couldn’t you come to the party? (time)
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• Why didn’t you come to the cinema with us? ( tired)
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• Why has the director stopped the filming? (snow)
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• Why are there so many road accidents? (cars)
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