Difference between revisions of "Degree Adverbs"

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<h2>Exercise</h2>
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<p>Add <i>too, enough, much, many</i> to the following sentences:</p>
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<li>There isn't _________ space on the desktop.</li>
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<li>There are too ________ mistakes in this letter. </li>
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<li>Your hands are far ____ dirty to sit down for dinner, young lady! Go wash up.</li>
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<li>They were hungry _______ to eat horses.</li>
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<li>It's annoying she doesn't read my messages carefully _________.</li>
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<li>There aren't _________ hours in the day.</li>
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<li>I wrote back ____ quickly.</li>
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<li>I don't work ________.</li>
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<li>Will they have _________ courage to refuse Peillon's plan to reduce the salary for teacher apprentices?</li>
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<li>That's _________ for now.</li>
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Revision as of 22:28, 5 June 2013

"too" and "enough"

  • too: to an excessive degree, Fr. trop
  • enough: to a sufficient degree, Fr. assez
  • not enough: to an insufficient degree, Fr. pas assez
  • too + ADJ
       too careful
    (not) + ADJ + enough
       (not) careful enough
    too + ADV
       too slowly
    (not) + ADV + enough
       (not) slowly enough
    too + much N (uncountable)
       too much time / software
    (not) + enough + N (uncountable)
       (not) enough time / software
    too + many N (countable)
        too many hours / programs
    (not) + enough + N (countable)
        not enough hours (in the day)
    V+too much
    procrastinate too much
    (not) + V + enough
    (n't) write(s) enough

    Exercise

    Add too, enough, much, many to the following sentences:

    1. There isn't _________ space on the desktop.
    2. There are too ________ mistakes in this letter.
    3. Your hands are far ____ dirty to sit down for dinner, young lady! Go wash up.
    4. They were hungry _______ to eat horses.
    5. It's annoying she doesn't read my messages carefully _________.
    6. There aren't _________ hours in the day.
    7. I wrote back ____ quickly.
    8. I don't work ________.
    9. Will they have _________ courage to refuse Peillon's plan to reduce the salary for teacher apprentices?
    10. That's _________ for now.