Quantifiers, possessives and demonstratives
Quantifiers
too many/much, (not) enoughb1
Quantifiers: too much/many and (not) … enough
Grammar contents
- I've got too many books.
- She drinks too much coffee.
- There are enough chairs for everyone.
- We haven't got enough money.
| too many/much | noun | |
|---|---|---|
| I've got | too many |
|
| too much |
|
| (not) | enough | noun |
|---|---|---|
| I've got | enough |
|
| I haven't got |
We use too much or too many + noun to mean more than we want or need of something.
- I've got too many books.
- She drinks too much coffee.
We use too many before countable nouns and too much before uncountable nouns.
- There are too many shops here - we can't go to them all.
- I did too much shopping yesterday - I haven't got any money now.
We use enough + noun to say 'all that is necessary'.
- Have you got enough chairs?
- There is enough cake for everyone.
We use not enough + noun to mean less than we want or need of something.
- There aren't enough chairs for everyone.
- We haven't got enough money.
We put the quantifier before the noun
- I haven't got enough time.I haven't got time enough.
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Quantifiers, possessives and demonstratives