[Grammar] enough to do something

[Heidi]

Dear teachers,

- He studied enough to pass the exam.

I'm not sure how to interpret this sentence. Does it suggest that he studied hard and so he passed the exam?

Thank you!

 

[BelovedP]

You can use this:


He studied hard enough to pass the exam.


Ps: I'm NOT a teacher

 

[Tdol]

Dear teachers,

- He studied enough to pass the exam.

I'm not sure how to interpret this sentence. Does it suggest that he studied hard and so he passed the exam?

Thank you!

It doesn't really tell you whether the person studied hard or not. It could be that they did the minimum necessary to pass. It also depends on how hard the exam was.

 

[Raymott]

Dear teachers,

- He studied enough to pass the exam.

I'm not sure how to interpret this sentence. Does it suggest that he studied hard and so he passed the exam?

Thank you!

"He did enough study to pass the exam."
No, it doesn't mean he studied hard. "Enough" has its usual meaning here.

 

[Heidi]

Thank you!

If the sentence is changed into "he studied hard enough to pass the exam", what I would like to know is if he passed the exam?

Or it just means he studied hard enough in order to pass the exam?

 

[emsr2d2]

Thank you!

If the sentence is changed into "he studied hard enough to pass the exam", what I would like to know is if he passed the exam?

Or it just means he studied hard enough in order to pass the exam?

It depends on whether he passed the exam!

You could say "He studied [just] hard enough to pass the exam. That's what he thought, but he was wrong and he failed!"

However, it's more likely that he passed. There's really no difference between "enough to pass" and "enough in order to pass".

 

[Heidi]

It depends on whether he passed the exam!

You could say "He studied [just] hard enough to pass the exam. That's what he thought, but he was wrong and he failed!"

However, it's more likely that he passed. There's really no difference between "enough to pass" and "enough in order to pass".

If Jenny failed on her test. Jenny's mother tells her father, "Don't blame Jenny for failing the exam. She studied hard enough to pass the exam."

Could you please tell me if this is a possible situation to use 'she studied hard enough to pass the exam'?

Thank you!

 

[5jj]

If Jenny failed on her test. Jenny's mother tells her father, "Don't blame Jenny for failing the exam. She studied hard enough to pass the exam."

Could you please tell me if this is a possible situation to use 'she studied hard enough to pass the exam'?

Yes - particularly with more context.

"Don't blame Jenny for failing the exam. She studied hard enough to pass. it wasn't her fault that her teacher had used the old syllabus"