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TOO, ENOUGH

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She was too proud to admit her mistake.
Julie did not get to the station early enough to find a seat on the train.
The road was too narrow for the two lorries to pass.
The road was not wide enough for the two lorries to pass.

I didn't have enough money to buy that beautiful sweater.

Note that enough always follows adjectiveA part of speech that modifies, qualifies or restricts a noun or a pronoun. E.g.: The apples are ripe. ("ripe")s and adverbA part of speech that modifies verbs, adjectives, adverbs and conjunctions. E.g.: I could hardly utter a word. ("hardly")s, but precedes nounA part of speech that names a person, place or thing. E.g.: The koala is a marsupial. ("koala", "marsupial")s.

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