Degree of Sufficiency (enough) dan Excess (too)
Sufficiency
The adverbs enough and enough usually take a postmodifier position
e.g. Is that music loud enough ?
The shoes are not big enough
Adj + enough + PP Is the water hot enough for you ?
Adj + enough + to-inf cl Is the water hot enough to take a bath ?
Adj + enough + PP +to-inf cl Is the water hot enough for you to take a bath ?
Note : When enough functions as an adjective, it can come before the noun
e.g. Did he give us enough time ?
Enough + Noun + to inf
We have got enough money to buy a new car
Enough + Noun + for + indirect object + to inf
The is not enough time for them to finish the test papers
Excess
The adverb too comes before adjectives and other adverbs :
Too + adj + PP This tea is too hot for you.
Too + adj + to-inf cl This tea is too hot to drink.
Too + adj + PP +to-inf cl This tea is too hot for you to drink.
If too comes after the adverbs it is probably a disjunct (meaning also) and is usually set off with a comma :
e.g. Anna works hard. She woks quickly, too.
There are too many people in the restaurants
There is too much sugar in the cake. It is too sweet.
Reference
Downing, A, Locke, P., 2006. English Grammar A University Course Second Edition, Oxon : Routledge Taylor and Francis Group
Kaplan, Murat, 2020. English Grammar for University Students. A Useful Grammar Book for TOEFL, IELTS, and Other English Exams.
Lau, Samuel S. 2022. The Big English Grammar Book (Advanced 2). Ultimate Publications dan Creations
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