LESSON XIII: VERY, TOO & ENOUGH

C. VERY, TOO & ENOUGH Previous pattern: John is WEAK. John speaks RAPIDLY. Property pattern: S A-Block Property Block … … BE … Property … … JOHN is VERY WEAK. HE is TOO WEAK to work. PAUL is STRONG ENOUGH to work. Actional pattern: S A-Block Actional Block … Not BE … Actional … … He SPEAKS VERY RAPIDLY. He SPEAKS TOO RAPIDLY for us to understand. He SPEAKS SLOWLY ENOUGH for us to understand. Exercise: C.1. Practice TOO Combine two statements to express the same idea. For example: John is short . He can't touch the ceiling . JOHN IS TOO SHORT TO TOUCH THE CEILING . Mary is very tired . She can't watch television . MARY IS TOO TIRED TO WATCH TELEVISION . 1. John is very busy. He can't go to New York. 2. Peter is very lazy. He doesn't work. 3. John is very angry. He can't think clearly. 4. The students are very tired. They can't study. 5. The boy is young. He can't drive. 6. Mary is sick. She can't go to class. 7. The package is heavy. I can't lift it up. 8. The pencil is short. We can’t use it. 9. The coffee is sweet. We won't drink it. 10. The shoes are small. I can't wear them. 11. The TV set is very heavy. I can't carry it. 12. The bananas are soft. We won't eat them. 13. The car is old. We shouldn't drive it. 14. The beer is warm. We won't drink it.