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Understanding Intensifiers in English

1) The document discusses the intensifiers "too", "enough", "so", and "such" and how they are used and formed in sentences. 2) It explains that "too" means there is too much of something and expresses a negative opinion, while "enough" means there is what is needed. 3) It provides examples of how each intensifier is used before nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. Common mistakes in using the intensifiers are also outlined.

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Understanding Intensifiers in English

1) The document discusses the intensifiers "too", "enough", "so", and "such" and how they are used and formed in sentences. 2) It explains that "too" means there is too much of something and expresses a negative opinion, while "enough" means there is what is needed. 3) It provides examples of how each intensifier is used before nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. Common mistakes in using the intensifiers are also outlined.

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Intensifiers

Multifluent
Use:
"Too" means there is a lot of something. It shows a negative opinion.
It’s too hot = It is very hot and I don’t like it.
Está demasiado caliente

Form:
1. You can use too before an adjective.
Too
It’s too cold.
demasiado

My trousers are too small.

2. You can also use it before an adverb,


You walk too fast.
James speaks too quietly.

3. Before a noun, use too much (uncountable nouns) or many (countable nouns).
I ate too much food.
I ate too many sandwiches.

4. You can also use too much after a verb.


I ate too much.
Paul drinks too much.
Use:
"Enough" means you have what you need.
We have enough food for everyone = everyone has some food.
We don’t have enough chairs for everyone = some people don’t have chairs.
Enough
Form:
1. Write enough before a noun.
We have enough chairs. - Tenemos suficientes sillas
suficiente

* But write it after an adjective


Are you warm enough?
He’s qualified enough.
She isn’t tall enough to be a model.
Or a verb
You don’t work hard enough.
Are you sleeping enough?

* Sentences with enough are sometimes followed by to + verb infinitive.


I’m not tall enough to reach the book.
I haven’t got enough money to buy that coat.
Use:
"So" means very.
It’s so hot! - Está muy caliente

Form:
1. "So" is generally used before an adjective or an adverb.
So

He’s so funny! - ¡Él es muy divertido!


muy

He plays the piano so well! - ¡Él toca muy bien el piano!

*However, in modern English, it is increasingly being used before nouns and verbs.
That dress is so last year! (= That dress is last year’s fashion)
¡Ese vestido es tan del año pasado!
I’m so going to shout at him when I see him! (so = really)
¡Voy a gritarle cuando lo vea!

* "So" can be used with a "that clause", to show a result of the first clause.
I was so hot that I couldn’t sleep.
Tenía mucho calor que no podía dormir. / Tenía tanto calor que no podía dormir.
Use:
"Such" also means very. "Such" is used before an adjective and noun.
They are such nice children.

Form:
Such
tal/tales/como

1. "A / an", if necessary, go after such, not before.


That’s a such pretty dress. => That’s such a pretty dress!

2. Like "So", "Such" can be used with a that clause, to show a result of the first
clause.
It was such a nice day that we decided to go to the park.
Era un día tan bonito que decidimos ir al parque.
1) Some students use too with a positive meaning. But use so or very here
mistakes
Common

It’s too hot! I love the summer! => It’s so hot! I love the summer!

2) Some students write "enough" in the wrong place.


Do we have sugar enough? => Do we have enough sugar?

3) Some students use so / such incorrectly.


It was so hot that the sun was shining.
*This sentence is not correct because ‘the sun was shining’ is not a direct result
of ‘It was so hot’. The hot day did not cause the sun to shine.

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