Adjectives and adverbs - Too Flashcards

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  • too + adjective / adverb ( too big / too hard etc.)
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… Can you turn the radio down? It’s too loud. (= LOUDER THAN I WANT)
…I can’t work. I’m too tired.
…I think you work too hard

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  • too much / too many = more than YOU WANT, more than IS GOOD
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…I don’t like the weather here. There is too MUCH rain. (= MORE rain THAN IS GOOD)
…Let’s go to another restaurant. There are too MANY people here.
…Emily studies all the time. I think she studies too MUCH.
…Traffic is a problem in this town.There are too MANY cars

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  • Compare TOO and NOT ENOUGH

→ too big

→ not big enough

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…The hat is too big for him.
…The music is too loud. Can you turn it down, please?
…There’s too much sugar in my coffee. (= MORE SUGAR THAN I WANT)
…I don’t feel very well. I ate too much

…The hat isn’t big enough for him. (= it’s too small)
…The music isn’t loud enough. Can you turn it up, please?
…There’s not enough sugar in my coffee. (= I need more sugar)
…You’re very thin. You don’t eat enough

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  • We say:

→ too FOR somebody/something

→ too TO DO something

→ too FOR somebody/something TO DO something

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…These shoes are too big FOR me.
…It’s a small house – too small FOR a large family.

…I’m too tired TO go out. (NOT for go out)
…It’s too cold TO sit outside.

…She speaks too fast FOR me TO understand.

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