Quantifiers, too, not enough

Too and Enough

1.         Too and enough indicate degree. They modify adjectives, adverbs, and nouns.

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

 He is too old to play football with the kids.

Dave is intelligent enough to do the write thing.

You're not working fast enough

I don't have enough time.

He has too many friends.

She has got too much patience

              

             2.          Use of too and enough

•                                 Enough comes after adjectives and adverbs:

ADJECTIVE + ENOUGH   or   ADVERB + ENOUGH

He isn't old enough to watch this program.
We're not walking quickly enough.

•                                 Enough may also precede nouns:

ENOUGH + NOUN

We have enough money .
I have not got enough money to buy this computer.

•                                  Too comes before adjectives and adverbs:

TOO + ADJECTIVES   or   TOO + ADVERBS

It's too hot to wear that coat.
I was driving too fast.

3              3.       Too may also come before nouns when it is used with the expressions too much and too many.

•                               Too much is used before uncountable nouns.

TOO MUCH + UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

There is too much salt in this food.

•                            Too many is used before countable nouns

TOO MANY + COUNTABLE NOUNS

There are too many students in this classroom.