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adjectives with enough!too + infinitive too tired to sing

After adjective + enough, we can use an infinitive (with to). Note the word order - see page 176.

Julie's old enough to drive now. (NOT Julie's enough old...) John isn't strong enough to carry that.

Make sentences with is/isn't old enough t o __
IN BRITAIN - AT WHAT AGE CAN YOU ...?

Alice is 13. Mark is 16. Cathy is 17. When you are you can
John is 18. Liz is 21.
13 work part-time
► John [r‘.P. [ $ . to clrtve 16 leave home
► Alice j-f.^y't old tvyouqh to drive

1 Alice................................................... part-time. 17 leave school
2 Alice......................................................... home. 18 drive a car
3 Mark....................................................... school.
4 Cathy....................................................... home. 18 vote
5 Cathy......................................................... vote. 18 change your name
6 John.................................................. his name.

7 Liz........................................................... a bus. 21 drive a bus

Rewrite these sentences using ... enough to —
1 Laurie is not very tall, so he can't play basketball. He's

2 Annie's only 14, so she can't vote..................................
3 I'm not very strong. I can't open this bottle...................
4 My French is good. I can read a newspaper. ...............
5 Peter isn't very old. He can't go out by himself. ..........
6 Rob is intelligent. He will do well at university..............

After too + adjective, we can use an infinitive (with to).
I'm too tired to sing. Alice was very afraid - too afraid to speak.

^ Change two sentences into one. Use to o ... to —
► I'm very sleepy. I can't drive. P.y ..........

1 Helen is very ill. She can't work....................................................
2 My grandfather is very old. He can't travel...................................
3 I'm very bored. I can't listen any longer. ....................................
4 Cara's very hot. She can't play tennis............................................
5 I'm very hungry. I can't work........................................................
6 I'm very tired. I can't drive............................................................
7 I was very afraid. I couldn't move.................................................
8 Molly was very ill last week. She couldn't go to school.................
9 Our dog's very fat. It can't run.....................................................
10 My mother's very deaf. She doesn't understand what people say.

Middle age: the age when you are too old to
play tennis and too young to play golf.
(Ansel Adams)

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full INFINITIVES AND-//VC FORMS 129
forms (for example lam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.