"Too" versus "Enough"

Too and Enough

Too and enough indicate degree. They are used with adjectives.

• Too means more than what is needed.
• Enough means sufficient.

Examples

• You are too young to vote.
• Jim is intelligent enough to do the right thing.
• You're not driving fast enough .
• I don't have enough money. 
• He has too many friends.
• They have got too much patience.

Use of too and enough

1. Enough precedes adjectives and adverbs:
1. He isn't old enough to watch that film. 
2. We're not running quickly enough.
2. Enough may also precede nouns:
1. We have enough time. 
2. I don't have enough money to buy this computer.
3. Too comes before adjectives and adverbs:
1. It's too hot to wear that coat. 
2. I was driving too fast.
4. Too may also come before nouns when it is used with the expressions too much and too many.
1. Too much is used before uncountable nouns.
• There is too much vinegar in this salad.
2. Too many is used before countable nouns
• There are too many desks in this classroom.

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