Grammar - Enough

The rules are:

1. Enough + noun (enough money / enough people etc.)

·         Have you got enough money for your trip?

·         We wanted to play volleyball but we didn’t have enough players.

·         Is there enough milk at home?

2. Enough without a noun 

·         I’ve got some money but not enough to buy an apartment. (= I need more money to buy an apartment)

·         ‘Would like some more rice?’     ‘No, thanks. I’ve had enough.

·         You’re always working. You don’t rest enough.

3. Adjective + enough (good enough / tall enough etc.)

·         ‘Can you drive?’      ‘No, I’m not old enough.’ (not ‘enough old’)

·         Is the soup warm enough for you?

·         Don’t buy that shoe. It’s nice but it’s not big enough. (= it’s too small)

  Note:

  Enough + noun           but                 adjective + enough

  enough money                                         old enough

  enough milk                                             big enough

  enough chairs                                         strong enough

4. We say:

 Enough for (somebody/something)

·         This jacket isn’t big enough for my brother.

·         I haven’t got enough money for an apartment.

     Enough to (do something)

·                     I haven’t got enough money to buy an apartment. (not ‘for buy a car’)

·                     Is your English fluent enough to hold a conversation? (not ‘for hold’)

      Enough for (somebody/something) to (do something)

·                     There aren’t enough chairs for the guests to sit down.