Can we use enough with countable nouns? (2023)

How do you use enough with nouns?

With nouns

enough comes before nouns. There isn't enough bread to make sandwiches. Have you got enough money?

Enough is used in front of the plural form of a countable noun to say that there are as many things or people as are needed. They need to make sure there are enough bedrooms for the family. Do we have enough chairs?

Enough is a determiner, a pronoun or an adverb. We use enough to mean 'as much as we need or want'.

Enough goes AFTER the adjective. Now, you may have noticed after large enough we have the preposition FOR + students. After enough, we can have for + person / people. Let's look at some more examples of this.

Example Sentences

Adverb I couldn't run fast enough to catch up with her. She's old enough to know better. Are you rich enough to retire? That's good enough for me.

Enough goes after adjectives, adverbs, and verbs. Enough goes before nouns.

A common English error is to misuse the words good and well. The rule of thumb is that good is an adjective and well is an adverb. Good modifies a noun; something can be or seem good. Well modifies a verb; an action can be done well.

Have we bought enough chairs? (adjective) 13. The policeman didn't run fast enough to catch the thief. (adverb) Notes The word enough can be an adjective and an adverb.

Answer: Place enough after an adjective or adverb, but before a noun. Margaret isn't well enough to attend. The restaurant didn't have enough staff.

Money is a noun, so it comes after enough. 2. "I will never be rich enough." Rich is an adjective so it comes before enough.

What is enough plural?

enough (plural enoughs)

Too comes before the adjective or adverb it's describing, while enough comes after the adjective or adverb. Enough comes before a noun, whereas too is never used before a noun.

Enough comes before nouns. We can only use enough of with an article, my/your/his etc. this/that i.e. a determiner. I haven't read enough of his writing to tell if he is any good.

If you want to follow enough with a noun, you need to use the preposition for. This is the case whether you are using an adjective, an adverb or a noun: I have enough money for two tickets. She spoke slowly enough for me to understand.

Adjectives of quantity show how much of a thing is meant; as — some, little, enough, no, much.

Enough is often used as a synonym for sufficient, and when something is not sufficient, it is too little to take care of what's needed. Sufficient can, however, also suggest just enough and not an abundance, as in "the money was sufficient for groceries, but we needed more to fill the gas tank."

How does the adjective sufficient contrast with its synonyms? Some common synonyms of sufficient are adequate, competent, and enough. While all these words mean "being what is necessary or desirable," sufficient suggests a close meeting of a need.

Enough is one of those words that can be used as an adjective and an adverb. The adverb enough is used to modify an adjective. In this case, it goes after the adjective it modifies. She is old enough to earn a living.

Enough is an adjective that describes something that is adequate for an intended purpose. Enough is also used as an adverb to mean sufficiently or fully. Enough also has senses as a pronoun and an interjection.

Which type of adverb is enough?

Adverbs of degree are usually placed before the adjective, adverb, or verb that they modify, although there are some exceptions. The words "too", "enough", "very", and "extremely" are examples of adverbs of degree.

Enough is used in negative sentences to mean less than sufficient or less than necessary. You're not working fast enough, you won't finish on time. Sorry, I haven't got enough food for everyone.

enough + noun

I have enough time. There are enough seats in the car, you should come! We have enough money, let's buy it! And to make these sentences negative we add 'not' – usually before the main verb.

“Enough money” is the correct expression.

rich plural noun (WEALTHY)

people who have a lot of money or valuable possessions: The resort is crowded with the rich and famous in winter.

Grammatically, they are both “correct”, being alternative versions of the comparative of te adjective “rich”. However, “more rich” is seldom used.

Practice is the right answer.

Examples. He is too old to play football with the kids. Dave is intelligent enough to do the write thing. I don't have enough time.

'Too' and 'enough' are used as adverbs of degree. They are both used to refer to a degree or level. However, 'enough' can be used as a quantifier.

used to say that one wants something to stop because one can no longer accept or deal with it. I don't mind lending her a bit of money now and then, but enough is enough!

Is enough a noun or adjective?

Enough is an adjective that describes something that is adequate for an intended purpose. Enough is also used as an adverb to mean sufficiently or fully.

A noun is a word that refers to a thing (book), a person (Noah Webster), an animal (cat), a place (Omaha), a quality (softness), an idea (justice), or an action (yodeling). It's usually a single word, but not always: cake, shoes, school bus, and time and a half are all nouns.

as an adverb (after an adjective, adverb, or verb): The rope isn't long enough. She didn't move quickly enough. You haven't practised enough. Enough is sometimes used after particular nouns, but this is not common: Don't ask questions – there'll be time enough for that later.

Uncountable Things

Is "one water" a drop of water, a glass of water, a pool, a wave, a river, a lake, an ocean, rain, a sea...?

There are different types of nouns like common nouns, proper nouns, abstract nouns, collective nouns, concrete nouns and so on.

Some common synonyms of plentiful are abundant, ample, and copious. While all these words mean "more than sufficient without being excessive," plentiful implies a great or rich supply.

Enough is often used as a synonym for sufficient, and when something is not sufficient, it is too little to take care of what's needed. Sufficient can, however, also suggest just enough and not an abundance, as in "the money was sufficient for groceries, but we needed more to fill the gas tank."