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Unit 5 • Lesson B: A question of taste

Vocabulary
Determiners of quantity
too much
too many
(not) enough

Prepared food
baked (potatoes) (adj)
barbecued (beef) (adj)
boiled (eggs) (adj)
fried (eggs / potatoes) (adj)
grilled (shrimp) (adj)
pickled (cabbage) (adj)
raw (fish) (adj)
roast (lamb) (adj)
smoked (fish) (adj)
steamed (vegetables) (adj)
stir-fried (noodles) (adj)

Ways of cooking
bake (v)
barbecue (v)
boil (v)
fry (v)
grill (v)
pickle (v)
roast (v)
steam (v)
stir-fry (v)

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Other words
too (slowly) (adv)
(talk) too much (adv)
apple pie (n)
dessert (n)

Grammar
Too, too much, too many, and enough
Too much, too many

You can use too much / too many before nouns. They mean "more than is good, right, or
necessary." Use too much before an uncountable noun and too many before a countable
noun:

I ate too much food.

I ate too many fries.

You can also use too much and too many by themselves. Here, too much and too many are
pronouns:

I ate too much / too many.

Too

You can use too before an adjective. It means "more than is good, right, or necessary":

He's too full.

You can also too before an adverb:

She eats too slowly.

You can use too much after a verb:

She talks too much.

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Enough

You can use enough after a verb and before a countable or uncountable noun. It means "the
right or necessary number / amount":

I ate / didn't eat enough fries.

I ate / didn't eat enough food.

You can also use enough by itself. Here enough is a pronoun:

I ate / didn't eat enough.

You can use enough after an adjective:

Her salad wasn't filling enough.

You can also use enough after an adverb:

She doesn't eat fast enough.

You can also use enough after a verb:

She doesn't listen enough. (= she should listen more)

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