Difference between revisions of "Degree Adverbs"

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<li>There aren't _________ hours in the day.</li>
 
<li>There aren't _________ hours in the day.</li>
 
<li>I wrote back ____ quickly.</li>
 
<li>I wrote back ____ quickly.</li>
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<li>I don't work ________.</li>  
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<li>I didn'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>Will they have _________ courage to refuse this crazy scheme?</li>
 
<li>That's _________ for now.</li>
 
<li>That's _________ for now.</li>
 
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<li>She doesn't have enough time to _____________________  (<span style="color:darkred;">V</span> (+ something))</li>
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<li>She doesn't have enough time to _____________________ . (<span style="color:darkred;">V</span> (+ something))</li>
  
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<li>She spends too much time _____________________   (<span style="color:darkred;">V</span>ing (+ something))</li>
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<li>She spends too much time _____________________ .  (<span style="color:darkred;">V</span>ing (+ something))</li>
  
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<li>She spends too much money on __________________ (<span style="color:darkred;">N / V</span>ing)
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<li>She spends too much money on __________________ . (<span style="color:darkred;">N / V</span>ing)
  
 
<li>We don't have enough ___________ to _____________________________________. (N, <span style="color:darkred;">V</span> (+ something))</li>
 
<li>We don't have enough ___________ to _____________________________________. (N, <span style="color:darkred;">V</span> (+ something))</li>

Latest revision as of 17:34, 5 June 2014

"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 1

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

    1. There isn't _________ space on the desktop.
    2. There are _________ 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 he doesn't read my messages carefully _________.
    6. There aren't _________ hours in the day.
    7. I wrote back ____ quickly.
    8. I didn't work ________.
    9. Will they have _________ courage to refuse this crazy scheme?
    10. That's _________ for now.

    Exercise 2

    Complete the following sentences so that they might be true:

    1. She doesn't have enough time to _____________________ . (V (+ something))
    2. She spends too much time _____________________ . (Ving (+ something))
    3. She spends too much money on __________________ . (N / Ving)
    4. We don't have enough ___________ to _____________________________________. (N, V (+ something))
    5. No-one is ever _______________ enough to ________________________________. (ADJ, V (+ something))
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