Enough

[mrlanguage]

Originally Posted by Tdol

If you have 'She did enough', is 'enough' modifying the verb?

I think "enough" is the direct object of the verb "did", which would make it a noun, not an adverb.

[FUENTEVILLA]

Enough + Nouns..................................enough Books

Adjectives + Enough..........................good Enough

[cora.wen]

Originally Posted by mrlanguage

I think "enough" is the direct object of the verb "did", which would make it a noun, not an adverb.

yes , i think so too.it's noun in " ……did enough" this sentence, not adj to modify the elliptical noun "work" .

[cora.wen]

Originally Posted by mrlanguage

I think "enough" is the direct object of the verb "did", which would make it a noun, not an adverb.

yes . i think so too. in the sentence "…… did enough", it's noun,not adj to modify the elliptical noun "work".

[Teia]

Originally Posted by Tdol

What are the rules for word order with 'enough'?

enough + noun :

e.g. enough time , enough money

adjective + enough:

good enough , tall enough, large enough

e.g. In this climate it`s not warm enough to go out without a jumper at night.
I don`t have enough money to buy that car.

[Teia]

Originally Posted by cherish

can u show me the difference beween "enough" and "adequate", I meant, in which cases we use enough, and how about "adequate"?

"Adequate" is close in meaning to "enough" and "sufficient". It shows that something is good enough or large enough for a particular purpose:

e.g.
His computer skills were adequate for the type of work required of him.

The negative form of "adequate" is "inadequate", while for 'enough" we have to use "not".
e.g.
We don`t have enough milk for coffee. It`s not enough.

[Yanagi Kazuo]

Enough....I know some exsamples.
This is enough. I use this phrase when I argue with my friend, I wan to stop the argument. Is it Ok ?

[xxxlordxxx]

enough+noun
adjectives+enough