Grammar: So, such, too, enough
Too
***Uso***
Significa que hay mucho de algo y muestra una opinión negativa.
It’s too hot = It is very hot and I don’t like it.
***Forma***
También se puede utilizar antes de un adjetivo.
It’s too cold. My trousers are too small.
Al igual puede utilizarse antes de un adverbio.
You walk too fast. James speaks too quietly.
Antes de un nombre (nombres incontables) o muchos (nombres incontables)
I ate too much food.
I ate too many sandwiches.
Tambien se puede usar despues de un verbo.
I ate too much.
Paul drinks too much.
Enough
***Uso***
significa que tienes lo que necesitas
We have enough food for everyone = everyone has some food.
We don’t have enough food for everyone = some people don’t
have chairs.
***Form***
Escribe Enough antes de un sustantivo
We have enough chairs.
Pero se escribe después de un adjetivo o un verbo.
Are you warm enough?
He’s qualified enough. She isn’t tall enough to be a model.
You don’t work hard enough. Are you sleeping enough?
Las oraciones con enough aveces van seguidas de verbo infinitivo.
I’m not tall enough to reach the book.
I haven’t got enough money to buy that coat.
So
***Uso***
Significa mucho.
It’s so hot!
***Form***
por lo general se usa antes de un adjectivo o un adverbio.
He’s so funny! He plays the piano so well!
Sin embargo cada vez se usa antes que los sustantivos y los verbos.
That dress is so last year! (= That dress is last year’s
fashion)
I’m so going to shout at him when I see him! (so = really)
puede usarse con that, para mpstrar un resultado de la primera clausula.
I was so hot that I couldn’t sleep.
Such
***Use***
Significa muy. Se usa antes de una adjetivo y sustantivo
They are such nice children.
***Form***
A / an, if necessary, van despues de such, no antes.
That’s a such pretty dress. => That’s such a pretty
dress!
Al igual que SO, se puede usar con la clausula THAT para mostrar un resultado de la clausula.
I was such a nice day that we decided to go to the park.
