Monday, September 8, 2008

Enough & Rather

hey ppl, i figured we should have examples of proper use of English too so i looked up 'enough' and 'rather', both of which are misused in Singlish sometimes... this are articles from http://www.usingenglish.com/

Enough
Enough comes after adjectives and adverbs:
It wasn't good enough. (Good is an adjective)
I didn't do well enough. (Well in an adverb)

Enough comes before nouns:
I didn't have enough money. (Money is a noun)

We use enough of before the and this that these those:
Are there enough of the copies I made for everybody?
I've had enough of this rubbish.

We also use enough of before object personal pronouns:
Were enough of them there last night?

NB Sometimes people put enough after a noun, but this is for effect as it sounds a bit archaic and formal.
Enough can be used before an
infinitive:
They don't have enough to eat.

Rather
When do we use rather in English?

A) We use rather as an adverb of degree:

Modifying an adjective:
The film was rather good.

Modifying an adverb:
It happened rather quickly.

Notes:
1. It is stronger than fairly, but not as strong as very.
2. It can modify a noun, often coming before the article:
3. It's rather a problem.
4. It can modify some verbs: I rather like it.

B) To express preference

Rather than:
Rather than is normally used to compare parallel structures:
Let's take the train rather than the bus.
Rather you than me!
I decided to write rather than email.

Would rather:
Would rather + infinitive without 'to':
I'd rather leave now.
Would rather + pronoun + past tense:
I'd rather he came early.

seen y'all in class.....HEMA DEVI (",)~

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