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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Not sufficiently (definition for 'too little')

Hi teachers,
Would 'not sufficiently' be an appropriate definition for 'too little' in the following sentence?
He usually has too little money.

Thanks in advance.
  

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Tenacious Learner too little money. 'not sufficiently' is an adverb. You need an adjective.

— CalifJim

  • Tenacious Learner too little money.
  • 'not sufficiently' is an adverb.
  • You need an adjective.
  • You want 'insufficient'.
  • He usually has [too little / insufficient] money.
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Tenacious Learnertoo little money.
'not sufficiently' is an adverb. You need an adjective. You want 'insufficient'.

He usually has [too little / insufficient] money.

Nobody is really going to say 'insufficient money' in that sentence, of course, but it's the meaning.

He usually doesn't have enough money is the idiomat
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Hi Jim,
Thanks for your reply.
CalifJimHe usually doesn't have enough money is the idiomatic sentence.
Are you suggesting me to change my original one for yours? Will it be much better?
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Tenacious Learner(Are you suggesting me to change my original one for yours?) Are you suggesting that I change the original one to yours?
No. I'm not suggesting that, because I don't know why you're using that sentence with "too little". You're a teacher, and I assume you want your students to learn the meaning of "too little". If that's so, there isn't mu
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CalifJimI assume you want your students to learn the meaning of "too little". If that's so, there isn't much of a reason to remove "too little" from the sentence, is there?
Hi Jim,
Thanks for you help.
Yes you are right! I want my students to learn, 'too little'.
CalifJimNevertheless, in ordinary conversation native speakers say
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