Answers: SO vs SUCH and TOO vs ENOUGH

 
–This section will cover a broad range of different grammar rules and explanations to help you understand sentence structure and improve awareness of English grammar.
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What is the difference between "So vs Such", "Too vs Enough"?
Read some of the sentences below and try to understand in which situations they are used correctly or incorrectly.
Examples of how "so" and "such" are used:
 
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It was a great vacation. We had such a good time.
It was a great vacation. We had so good time.
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英会話ポイント
We bought the car right way because it was so cheap.
英語ポイント
We bought the car right way because it was such cheap.
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英会話ポイント
I was so sleepy I could barely keep my eyes open during the meeting.
英語ポイント
I was such sleepy I could barely keep my eyes open during the meeting.
Note: "so" is used before an adjective with no noun after the adjective

Note: "such" is used before an adjective with a noun following the adjective

 
What is the difference between "enough" and "too"?
 
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Could you turn down the lights? I do not like it too bright.
Could you turn down the lights? I do not like it bright enough.
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英会話ポイント
Do not put the vegetables in the pot yet. The water is not hot enough.
英語ポイント
Do not put the vegetables in the pot yet. The water is not too hot.
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英会話ポイント
They can’t get married. They are not old enough.
英語ポイント
They can’t get married. They are not too old.
Note: "enough" is usually used before a noun: Example: enough money, enough time

Note: "enough" is usually used after an adjective: Example: old enough, experienced enough
 
Note: "too" is usually used before an adjective: Example: too old, or too experienced

 
Nuance: "enough" usually has a positive meaning while "too" has a negative meaning.
 
 

Let’s learn how to use the above words! <練習問題>

Read each sentence and select which of the following choices is appropriate: so, such, such (a/an)
 
1. The hotel we stayed at during our vacation was _______ nice!
2. I was surprised by the size of our hotel room. It was _______ a spacious room.
3. I didn’t realize you lived _______ far from the station.
4. Had I known that you had to walk _______ long way, I would have picked you up.
5. I can’t decide what to do. It’s _______ problem.
英語のクイズ 6. The weather is ______ beautiful isn’t it. I didn’t expect it to be _______ nice day.
英語のクイズ 7. I couldn’t believe the news. It was _______ shock.
Answer: 1. so 2. such 3. so 4. such 5. such a 6. so/ such a 7. such a
Read each sentence and write the appropriate form of the word in parenthesis with "enough" or "too".
   
英語のクイズ 8. Do you have _______________ (money) to take a vacation right now?
英語のクイズ 9. He wasn’t _______________ (qualified) for the job so they didn’t hire him.
英語のクイズ 10. We should turn on the air conditioner. It is just _______________ (hot) in here.
英語のクイズ 11. The students could not understand the professor because he spoke _____________ (quickly).
英語のクイズ 12. The wallet was ________________ (big) it did not fit in my back pocket.
英語のクイズ 13. Steve did not feel _______________ (well) to go to work this morning.
英語のクイズ 14. There weren’t ______________ (cups) for everyone to drink coffee.
Answers: 8. enough 9. qualified enough 10. too 11. too quickly 12. too big 13. well enough
14. enough