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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
'Enough' adjective, adverb, and pronoun?
Hi teachers.
Could you confirm if 'enough' in the following sentences is the written part of the speech, as well as its meaning?
He went to the supermarket at once. He bought three loaves of bread, a jar of olives, enough cheese, ham, and salami for sandwiches, and eight cans of cola. (Here 'enough' is an adjective meaning 'sufficient', isn't it?)
Are you comfortable? I think the seat is wide enough for both of us, isn't it? (Here 'enough' is an adverb meaning 'sufficiently', isn't it?)
A: Do you want some more chicken, Peter?
B: No, thanks. I‘ve had enough.(Here 'enough' is a pronoun meaning 'sufficiency', isn't it?)
Thanks in advance.
Could you confirm if 'enough' in the following sentences is the written part of the speech, as well as its meaning?
He went to the supermarket at once. He bought three loaves of bread, a jar of olives, enough cheese, ham, and salami for sandwiches, and eight cans of cola. (Here 'enough' is an adjective meaning 'sufficient', isn't it?)
Are you comfortable? I think the seat is wide enough for both of us, isn't it? (Here 'enough' is an adverb meaning 'sufficiently', isn't it?)
A: Do you want some more chicken, Peter?
B: No, thanks. I‘ve had enough.(Here 'enough' is a pronoun meaning 'sufficiency', isn't it?)
Thanks in advance.
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He bought three loaves of bread, a jar of olives, enough cheese, ham, and salami for sandwiches, and eight cans of cola. (Here 'enough' is an adjective meaning 'sufficient', isn't it? - Yes ) I think the seat is wide enough for both of us, isn't it?
- He bought three loaves of bread, a jar of olives, enough cheese, ham, and salami for sandwiches, and eight cans of cola.
- (Here 'enough' is an adjective meaning 'sufficient', isn't it?
- - Yes ) I think the seat is wide enough for both of us, isn't it?
- (Here 'enough' is an adverb meaning 'sufficiently', isn't it?
- ) B: No, thanks.
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He bought three loaves of bread, a jar of olives, enough cheese, ham, and salami for sandwiches, and eight cans of cola. (Here 'enough' is an adjective meaning 'sufficient', isn't it?- Yes)
I think the seat is wide enough for both of us, isn't it? (Here 'enough' is an adverb meaning 'sufficiently', isn't it?-- Yes.)
B: No, thanks. I‘ve had enough.(H
I think the seat is wide enough for both of us, isn't it? (Here 'enough' is an adverb meaning 'sufficiently', isn't it?-- Yes.)
B: No, thanks. I‘ve had enough.(H
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Tenacious Learner (Here 'enough' is an adjective)Traditionally, yes. In case you’re curious about the modern-grammar approach, enough is a determinative in all three functioning as determiner in the first, modifier in the second, and fused determiner-head in the third, combining the
(Here 'enough' is an adverb
(Here 'enough' is a pronoun
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Hi AG,
Thanks for your comments. Curiosity can be a very good friend.
TL
Thanks for your comments. Curiosity can be a very good friend.
TL
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Tenacious LearnerCuriosity can be a very good friend.TLHi AG,
I should have said, 'Curiosity could be a very good friend'.
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