SO, SUCH, TOO AND ENOUGH

Too and Enough :

Too and Enough are used with adjectives and indicate degree. Here we have provide you the different usages of Too and Enough, So and Such.

1. To + adjective / adverbA. Too means ‘more is necessary or desirable.’

Resultado de imagen para so such too enoughEx: This jumper’s too big. Can I try a smaller size?
2. Too much / Too many (+ noun)
Ex: I can’t eat this. There is too much salt in it.
Ex: There are too many people here. Let’s go outside.
3. Too + adverb / adjective (+ for + object) + infinitive
Ex: It’s too cold to play tennis today.
Ex: He spoke too quickly for me to understand him.

B. Enough means ‘as much as is necessary’

1. Adjective / Adverb + enough
Ex: Are you warm enough or shall I turn the heating on?
2. Enough + noun
Ex: We’ll have to stand because there aren’t enough chairs.
3. Enough (+ for + object) + infinitive with to
Ex: I haven’t got enough time to see you today.

So and such

These ‘intensifiers’ are used to give emphasis.

A. So is used before:

1. adjectives and adverbs without nouns.
Ex: I’m so tired. I’ll have to go to bed.
2. much, many, little, few
Ex: You shouldn’t eat so much, Jack.

B. Such is used with or without an adjective before:

1. singular countable nouns ( the indefinite article a/an is also needed).
Ex: She’s got such a wonderful voice.
2. uncountable nouns and plural countable nouns (the article is not needed).
Ex: Our neighbors are such friendly people.

C. So and such can both be used with a that clause to talk about the results or  consequences.

Ex: It was such a boring place that we decided to leave.
Ex: It was raining so hard we had to stop the car.https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/b1_intensifiers.htm

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