Unit

Enough and too

Enough goes after adjectives and adverbs: m not fit enough.^)
I can't run very far. I'm not fit enough, (not enough fit) ^
Let’s go. We've waited long enough.
I can let you know tomorrow. Is that soon enough?

Compare too ... and n o t ... enough:

You never stop working. You work too hard.
(= more than is necessary)
O You're lazy. You don't work hard enough.
(= less than is necessary)

Enough normally goes before nouns:

I can't run very far. I don't have enough energy, (not energy enough)
Do we have enough petrol, or should we stop and get some?
We've got enough money. We don't need any more.
L 1 Some of us had to sit on the floor because there weren't enough chairs.

We also use enough alone (without a noun):

We don't need to stop for petrol. We've got enough.

Compare too much/many and enough:

There's too much furniture in this room. There's not enough space.
There were too many people and not enough chairs.

We say enough/too ... for somebody/something:

Q Does Joe have enough experience for the job?
This bag isn't big enough for all my clothes.
That shirt is too small for you. You need a larger size.

But we say enough/too ... to do something. For example:

Does Joe have enough experience to do the job? (not for doing)
We don't have enough money to go on holiday right now.
0 She's not old enough to have a driving licence.
She's too young to have a driving licence.
1 Let's get a taxi. It's too far to walk home from here.

The following example has both for ... and to ... :

The bridge is just wide enough for two cars to pass each other.

We say:

The food was very hot. We couldn't eat it.

and The food was so hot that we couldn't eat it.
but The food was too hot to eat. (without it)

Some more examples like this:

These boxes are too heavy to carry.
(not to carry them)
The wallet was too big to put in my pocket.
(not to put it)
O This chair isn't strong enough to stand on.
(not to stand on it)

206 To ... and f o r ... (purpose) -*■ Unit 64 Adjective + to ... (difficult to understand etc.) -> Unit 65
Exercises
Complete the sentences using enough + the following words:

big -choirs cups -fit milk money room time warm well

1 i can’t run very far. I’m not -fit enough

2 Some of us had to sit on the floor because there weren't enough choirs
3 I'd like to buy a car, but I don't have at the moment.
4 Do you have ................................... in your coffee or would you like some more?
5 Are you ? Or shall I switch on the heating?
6 It's only a small car. There i s n ' t ............. ....................... for all of us.
7 Steve didn't feel to go to work this morning.
8 I enjoyed my trip to Paris, but there wasn't ................................. to do everything I
wanted.
9 Try this jacket on and see if it's for you.
10 There weren't ... for everybody to have coffee at the same time.

n Complete the answers to the questions. Use too or enough + the word(s) in brackets.

1 Does she have a driving licence? (old) No, she’s not old enough to
have a driving Licence.
2 1 need to talk to you about something. (busy) Well, I'm afraid I'm
to you now.
3 Let's go to the cinema. (late) No, it's ............................................
to the cinema.
4 Why don't we sit outside? (warm) It's not .............................................
outside.
5 Would you like to be a politician? (shy) No, I'm . ..
......... a politician.
6 Would you like to be a teacher? (patience) No, 1don't have
................................. a teacher.
7 Did you hear what he was saying? (far away) No, we were ............. ....
.......................what he was saying.
8 Can he read a newspaper in English? (English) No, he doesn't know

I J ............................. a newspaper.

P Make one sentence from two. Complete the new sentence using too or enough.
1 We couldn't carry the boxes. They were too heavy.
The boxes were too heavy to carry. .................................................
2 I can't drink this coffee. It's too hot.
This coffee i s ..................................................................... ...............................
3 Nobody could move the piano. It was too heavy.
The piano .......................... .................... ................................................
4 Don't eat these apples. They're not ripe enough.
These apples ............................. ....... ............................................................
5 I can't explain the situation. It is too complicated.
The situation
6 We couldn't climb over the wall. It was too high.
The wall ...........................................................................
7 Three people can't sit on this sofa. It isn't big enough.
This sofa ...... .................................................... .......................
8 You can't see some things without a microscope. They are too small.
Some . ............................................................................ ..................

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104 Quite, pretty, rather and fairly
You can use quite/pretty/rather/fairLy + adjectives or adverbs. So you can say:
3 It's quite cold. It's pretty cold. It's rather cold. It’s fairly cold.

Quite/pretty/rather/fairly = less than 'very' but more than fa Little'.

Quite and pretty are similar in meaning:

I'm surprised you haven't heard of her. She's quite famous / pretty famous. (= Less than
‘very famous', but more than 'a little famous’)
Anna lives quite near me, so we see each other pretty often.
Pretty is an informal word and is used mainly in spoken English.

Quite goes before a/an:

We live in quite an old house. (not a quite oLd house)
Compare:
Sarah has quite a good job.
Sarah has a pretty good job.

You can also use quite (but not pretty) in the following ways:
quite a/an + noun (without an adjective):
I didn't expect to see them. It was quite a surprise. (= quite a big surprise)
quite a lot (of ...):
There were quite a lot of people at the meeting,
quite + verb, especially like and enjoy:
I quite like tennis, but it's not my favourite sport.

Rather is similar to quite and pretty. We often use rather for negative ideas (things we think are not
good):
The weather isn't so good. It's rather cloudy.
O Paul is rather shy. He doesn't talk very much.
Quite and pretty are also possible in these examples.

When we use rather for positive ideas (good/nice etc.), it means ‘unusually’ or ‘surprisingly':
These oranges are rather good. Where did you get them?

Fairly is weaker than quite/rather/pretty. For example, if something is fairly good, it is not very
good and it could be better:
My room is fairly big, but I'd prefer a bigger one.
We see each other fairly often, but not as often as we used to.

Quite also means ‘completely'. For example:

Are you sure?' ‘Yes, quite sure.' (= completely sure)

Quite means 'completely' with a number of adjectives, especially:

sure right true clear different incredible amazing

certain wrong safe obvious unnecessary extraordinary impossible

She was quite different from what I expected. (= completely different)

Everything they said was quite true. (= completely true)

We also use quite (= completely) with some verbs. For example:

I quite agree with you. (= ! completely agree)

Not quite = not completely:

They haven't quite finished eating yet.
O I don't quite understand what you mean.
‘Are you ready yet?' 'Not quite.' (= not completely)

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Exercises 104
Complete the sentences using quite + the following:

famous good hungry Late noisy often old surprised

1 I'm surprised you haven't heard of her. She's quite- fam ous...
2 I'm .. Isthereanything to eat?
3 ‘How were the pictures you took?' 1 Better than usual.'
4 I go to the cinema - maybe once a month.
5 We live near a very busy road, so it's often ......................................
6 I didn't expect Laura to contact me. I was when she phoned.
7 I went to bed last night, so I'm a bit tired this morning.
8 I don't know exactly when these houses were built, but they're ...........................

Put the words in the right order to complete the sentences.

1 The weather was better than we had expected.
It was quite a nice d ay .................... ........................................(a / nice / quite / day).
2 Tom likes to sing.
He has ......... (voice / quite / good/a).
3 The bus stop wasn't very near the hotel.
We had to walk ........ (quite / way / a / long).
4 It's not so warm today.
There's (a / wind / cold / pretty).
5 The journey took Longer than I expected.
There was .. (lot / traffic / a / of / quite).
6 I'm tired.
I've had .... (pretty / da

Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use rather + adjective.
1 The weather isn't so good. It's rather cloudy .
2 I enjoyed the film, but it was .....................................
3 The hotel we stayed at wasn't very good. I was ....... ...............
4 I think it's . that Chris went away without telling anybody.
5 Lucy doesn't like having to wait. Sometimes she's ... ..................... ....

W h at does quite mean in these sentences? Tick (/ ) the right meaning.

more than a little, less completely
than very (Section B) (Section E)
1 It's quite cold. You'd better wear your coat. S
2 ‘Are you sure?' ‘Yes, quite sure.' ....................... . S
3 Anna's English is quite good. ................... ........ .............
4 I couldn't believe it. It was quite incredible. ......................... .........................
5 My bedroom is quite big. ......................... .........................
6 I'm quite tired. I think I'll go to bed. ....... ...............
7 I quite agree with you. ........................ ............ ......

a m Complete these sentences using quite + the following:

different impossible right safe sure t rue unnecessary

1 I didn't believe her at first, but in fact what she said was quite true .
2 You won't fall. The ladder is .. ......... ............ .
3 I'm afraid I can't do what you ask. It's ...................................................
4 I couldn't agree with you more. You are .
5 You can't compare the two things. They are ..........................................................
6 You needn't have done that. It w a s ...............................................................
7 I think I saw them go out, but I'm not ................ ......
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