Enough

[Tdol]

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

[RonBee]

I would say that when enough is used as an adjective it should come before the noun.

[Tdol]

It usually does.

when enough is used an a adv ,it should be after the adv .
is it right or not?

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by coolrains

when enough is used an a adv ,it should be after the adv .
is it right or not?

When enough is used as an adverb it comes after the verb. Example:

• He didn't drive fast enough to get there on time.

:)

[Tdol]

Originally Posted by coolrains

when enough is used an a adv ,it should be after the adv .
is it right or not?

The normal order is:
enough + noun
adjective or adverb + enough

However, sometimes we change the order with a noun for effect, but this isn't common and only happens with certain nouns.

[RonBee]

Correction

In the example I gave in my previous posting, enough modified an adverb and not a verb. It does seem to be the case that it is more likely to modify an adverb than a verb. Example:

• He did not work hard enough to achieve his goal.

Any comments?

:)

Do you want some more of this stuff
Or have you seen enough?

:wink:

[Tdol]

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

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by tdol

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

I think so.

Another example:

• He did just enough to get by.

:)

[Tdol]

That does the job for me. You could say that it is modifying an elliptical word like 'work', but why bother?