• ‘Too’ means more than enough.
• ‘Enough’ means as much as required.
• ‘Too’ and ‘enough’ are adverbs giving added information about the adjective in the sentence.
• ‘Too’ is used before the adjective and usually has a negative meaning.
• ‘Enough’ is used after the adjective and has a positive meaning.
• ‘Too’ or ‘enough’ can be replaced with ‘so – that’ structure. Negative word is used while replacing ‘too’ to balance the meaning in ‘so – that’ sentence.
• Can / could / do /does/ did/will is used in the ‘so – that’ sentence as per the meaning of the sentence while converting a too/ enough sentence.
Ex. 1. He is too old to work now. (Remove ‘too’ and rewrite the sentence.)
Ans. He is so old that he cannot work now.
2. She is wise enough to behave appropriately in such situations. (Remove ‘enough’ and rewrite the sentence.)
Ans. She is so wise that she behaves/ can behave appropriately in such situations.
Exercises for practice:
Q. Remove ‘too’ / ‘enough’ and rewrite the sentences.
1. Mohan was too shocked to react to the incident.
2. Raju is kind enough to help the needy.
3. Maya was too shocked to notice the damage of her car after the accident.
4. Girija is too shy to perform on the stage.
5. Reshma is smart enough to solve all the questions correctly.
Answers:
1. Mohan was so shocked that he could not react to the incident.
2. Raju is so kind that he helps the needy.
3. Maya was so shocked that she could not notice the damage of her car after the accident.
4. Girija is so shy that she did / could not perform on the stage.
5. Reshma is so smart that she can solve all the questions correctly.
Q. Use ‘too’ / ‘enough’ and rewrite the sentences.
a. He was so slow that he could not complete the race.
b. Sonia was so tired that she did not care about her work.
c. Ronald is so sensitive that he understands other people’s feelings.
d. It was so dark that no one could see anything.
e. The room is so small that 10 people cannot sit there comfortably.
Answers:
a. He was too slow to complete the race.
b. Sonia was too tired to care about her work.
c. Ronald is sensitive enough to understand other people’s feelings.
d. It was too dark to see anything.
e. The room is too small for 10 people to sit there comfortably.
