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Too and enough: explicación y ejemplos

Puede que a veces te cueste ver la diferencia entre too and enough. En este apartado veremos algunas explicaciones y ejemplos con los que seguro comprendes su uso.

Enough

Enough significa suficiente. Se usa con adjetivos adverbios o nombres:
  •  Detrás de adjetivos:
    You are old enough to go to school on your own.  - Eres lo suficiente mayor para ir al colegio solo.
    I think she is strong enough to get over this. - Creo que ella es lo suficiente fuerte como para superar esto.
  •  Detrás de adverbios:
    I am not well enough today. I'm still feeling bad. - No estoy suficientemente bien hoy. Aún me siento mal.
  •  Delante de nombres:
    I don't have enough space in my house. - No tengo espacio suficiente en casa.
    Is there enough cold water in the fridge? - Hay suficiente agua fría en la nevera?
  •  Solo. Cuando se sobreentiende el objeto a cuantificar:
    I don't want to eat more. I've had enough. - No quiero comer más. He tenido suficiente.
  •  Enough of.
    I have heard enough of your poems to know you have a great talent. - He escuchado suficientes de tus poemas, como para saber que tienes un gran talento.

Too

Cuando hablamos de too hablamos de una palabra de la clase de los adverbios. Significa demasiado. 
  •  Con adjetivos o adverbios:
    You are too old to know this – Eres demasiado mayor como para saber esto.
    I don't like to wake up too early. - No me gusta levantarme demasiado temprano.
  •  Too many/too much:
    Too many se usa con sustantivos contables y too much con incontables.
    I don't want to eat too much meat. - No quiero comer demasiada carne.
    I like too many Spanish writers – Me gustan demasiados escritores españoles.

Ejercicios con too and enough

Escoge la palabra o palabras más adecuadas que faltan en el hueco de cada frase.
1.- Maria is clever ____ enough to take this decision. 
a) too much b) too many c) too d) enough
2.- I am ____ old to understand this music. 
a) too much b) too many c) too d) enough
3.- I don't think it's ____ early to wake up. 
a) too much b) too many c) too d) enough
4.- There are ______ cats in these streets. Resultado de imagen para too enough not enough

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