Complete the following sentences.
1There were ............... many letters to write.
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Use "too" before "many" to mean more than needed or wanted.
2The tea was ...............; it almost burnt my tongue.
Wrong!
Use "too hot" to mean hotter than is safe or comfortable.
3Should I turn the heating on? I think the room is not ...............
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Use "hot enough" after a negative to mean not sufficiently warm.
4I did not buy the watch because it was ...............
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Use "too expensive" to mean it cost more than the speaker wanted to pay.
5We did not buy the house because it was not ...............
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Use "spacious enough" after a negative to mean not sufficiently spacious.
6Do you have a smaller size? This jacket is ............... for me.
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Use "too large" to mean bigger than the speaker needs.
7Some tablet computers are ............... to fit inside your pocket.
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Use "small enough" to mean sufficiently small for the purpose.
8The bag was ............... for me to lift.
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Use "too heavy" to mean heavier than the speaker could lift.
9I was ............... to talk to them.
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Use "too busy" to mean so busy that the speaker could not talk to them.
10I have not got ............... to take a vacation this year.
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Use "enough time" before an infinitive to mean sufficient time.
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- There were too many letters to write.
- The tea was too hot; it almost burnt my tongue.
- Should I turn the heating on? I think the room is not hot enough.
- I did not buy the watch because it was too expensive.
- We did not buy the house because it was not spacious enough.
- Do you have a smaller size? This jacket is too large for me.
- Some tablet computers are small enough to fit inside your pocket.
- The bag was too heavy for me to lift.
- I was too busy to talk to them.
- I have not got enough time to take a vacation this year.