Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Monday, 10 October 2011

NO / ANY

There isn't any water in the bottle
There aren't any apples in the fridge


BUT


THERE IS NO WATER IN THE BOTTLE
THERE ARE NO APPLES IN THE FRIDGE

TOO / ENOUGH

A-TOO

TOO goes before adjectives and adverbs. It shows that something is more than enough/ necessary or wanted. It has a negative implication

too + adjectives / adverts + to infinitive



She is too young to talk on the phone (= She is so young that she can't talk on the phone)


TOO MANY (= more than wanted/enough) goes with plural countable nouns. E.g. You eat too many sweets (= you eat more sweets than necessary)

TOO MUCH (= more than wanted/enough) goes with uncountable nous. E.g. You spend too much time talking on the phone (= you spend more time talking than necessary)

B-ENOUGH
ENOUGH goes before nouns and after adjectives of adverbs. It show that there is as much of something as is wanted. That is the right amount. It has a negative or positive implication-

NEG AUXILIARY + ADJECTIVES / ADVERTS + ENOUGH + TO INFINITIVE

You room wasn't large enough to keep everybody (= it is small) NEG

AFF AUXILIARY + ENOUGH + NOUN + TO INFINITIVE

He has got enough money to eat out (= we can eat out) AFF




Friday, 7 October 2011

Thursday, 6 October 2011