too / enough and so / such

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Uses and examples of So/Such and Too / Enough. (Unit 6)

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So / Such

MEANING:To emphasise the great extent or high degree of what you’re talking about.

He is SO gorgeous (so + adjective)

William Levy acts SO well / wonderfully (so + adverb)

He has acted in SO many soap operas.

(so + quantifiers:Many, much, few, little + noun)

He’s acted in SO few movies.

She is SUCH a beautiful actressSINGULAR (such + adjective + noun)

Boys loved watching transformers with SUCH a talented young actress SINGULAR (such + adjective + noun)

Megan Fox’s movies get SUCH many great reviews and SUCH much great success. (such + many / much + adjective + noun)

Her movies get SUCH great reviews and SUCH great success.

More examples…I wish he wouldn’t drive soso fast.

I’m lucky to work with suchsuch interesting people.

We had suchsuch a lovely time at your party

So / Such vs. Very

Kirsten Stewart is a veryvery bad actress. New infoVeryVery

I’m sorry twilight had SUCHSUCH a bad actress. (such + adjective / adverb + noun) Already knownsuch / sosuch / so

Kirsten acted SOSO badly in Twilight. (so + adjective/ adverb) Already knownsuch / sosuch / so

More examples…

I’ve got a very bad headache (new info)

I can see you’ve got such a bad headache (an already known headache)

She is tootoo crazy.(too + adjective / adverb) (I cannot believe how crazy she is. My common sense doesn’t give for it.)

She lost her popularity too quickly. (too + adjective / adverb) (It happened much sooner than expected)

Too Too many people went to The Killer’s concert in Mty(too much / too many + noun)

(Arena Mty was at its highest capacity)

There was too much emotion from the audience during the concert.(too much / too many + noun)

(The event was more than full of emotion, people were really excited)

TOO≠ VERY

Too means more than necessary, wanted or expected.The exam is too difficult (I cannot finish it. My ability doesn’t give for it)

Don’t eat too quickly (probably you can eat at that speed but you will be sick)

Too many people wanted tickets (the event was overbooked)

The twilight saga is interesting enough. (adjective / adverb + enough )(The twilight books are so interesting that too many people want to read them all, they don’t need to be better.)

The Twilight saga is creatively enough(adjective / adverb + enough )(It’s really creative, it doesn’t need to be more creative)

There are enough Twilight books. (enough + noun)

NO There are Twilight books enough X

(There shouldn’t be more books. It’s just the right amount of books for such story)

Robert Pattinson is handsome enough to play Edward’s role. (adjective / adverb + enough) (He doesn’t need to be more handsome, he is perfect for it)

Robert got enough fame thanks to Twilight. (enough + noun)(he got as much fame as he wanted)

Robert and Kirsten don’t act well enough. (adjective / adverb + enough) (they could put more emotion and effort into their characters)

They got enough money for acting in this movie. (enough + noun)

ENOUGH = RIGHT AS MUCH AS NECESSARY

Have you got enough money? (Is the money you’ve got the necessary to dowhat you are up to?)

She’s old enough to make her own decisions! (Because of her age and judgement, it is up to her to decide)

You’re not speaking slowly enough (you are speaking so quickly that it is impossible to understand)

TOO / ENOUGH + INFINITIVE

It’s too cold for me to go out today

This food is too spicy for me to eat

She’s old enough to work and help you at home.

FORMS (TOO / ENOUGH)

Too + adjective/adverb

Too much / Too many + noun

adjectives/adverbs + Enough

Enough + nouns

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