Enough usually follows adjectives and adverbs.Some examples:Is if good enough for you? (It’s wrong to say – enough good) You’re not eating quickly enough. (It’s wrong to say – enough quickly) |
Enough is also used before a noun as a determiner.Some examples:Have you got enough money? There isn’t enough food. |
Enough is occasionally used after a noun, but this is rare in modern English except in a few expressions.Some examples:I was wise enough not to believe her. If only I had courage enough to tell her what I feel. |
When enough modifies an adjective and noun together, it comes before the adjective.See comparison of examples:We haven’t got enough small pins. (Meaning we need more pins – enough modifies small pins.) We haven’t got small enough pins. (Meaning we need smaller pins – enough modifies small.) |
We use “enough of” before determiners (such as - that, this, a, my, the) and pronouns.Some examples:a)I don’t know enough Japanese to translate this. (It is wrong to say – enough of Japanese) I don’t understand enough of the words in this book. b)You did not purchase enough food. (It is wrong to say – enough of the food) You did not purchase enough of them. |
If the meaning is clear, enough can be used alone without a noun to refer to an amount.Some examples:Half a kilo of sugar will be enough. It is wrong to say “The meat is enough” – because meat is not an amount. |