EXPRESSION OF ABILITY AND

INABILITY TO DO SOMETHING

Ability means that you are able Inability means that you are not
to do something. able todosomething.
1. LEARNING HOW TO USE VERY AND TOO

VERY in a sentences means that ‘to high TOO in a sentences means that implies
degree’ negative result.
(VERY: Sulit tetapi kita bisa (TOO: Sulit dan kita tidak dapat
melakukannya) melakukannya.)
Very + Adjective Too + Adjective.
Examples: Examples:
1. The exam is very difficult but Jim can 1. The exam is too difficult and Jim can’t
complete it. complete it.
2. The weather is very cold but Jane can 2. We are too tired to go to the party
go the her friend’s house. 3. Alex too short to play basketball.

Very: Sangat Too: Terlalu

 2. THE USE OF SO-THAT AND TOO-TO
In expressing ability and Examples:
inability to do something 1. Arman is too strong to
we can use following defeat.
pattern: 2. Arman is so heavy that
nobody can’t defeat
S + TO BE + TOO + ADJ + TO + V1/BE him.
OR
S + TO BE + SO + ADJ/ADVERB + THAT + CLAUSE 3. Dicky is too bad to be a
Too: Terlalu
football player.
So: Sangat/ begitu 4. Dicky played so bad that
That: Sehingga/dengan demikian he can’t pass the
selection
3. ENOUGHTO ANDTOOTO
ENOUGH TO shows sufficiency. It has a
positive meaning.
Pattern:
S+V+ADJ/ADV/NOUN+ENOUGH+TO-INFINITIVE
1. He is strong enough to lift that box.
2. The boy wasn’t clever enough to
understand that.
3. We are not rich enough to buy a car.
4. He did not run fast enough to reach
the thief.
5. Was he foolish enough to trust her?
Note:
Enough comes after the adjective or
adverb it modifies.
1. She is old enough to be a
grandmother. (NOT She is enough old
to be a grandmother)
2. He was kind enough to lend me a
pound. (NOT He was enough kind to
lend me a pound).
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TOO TO undesirable excess.

S+V+TOO+ADJ/ADV/+INFINITIVE

1. It was too hot to go out. = (it was so hot that we/he/they did not go out.
2. He was too tired to walk. = (he was so tired that he couldn’t walk).
3. The coffee too hot for me to drink. =(The coffee was so hot that I could not
drink it.
Note:
Too does not mean very.
1. She is very beautiful. (NOT She is too beautiful).
2. She is too fat. OR She is very fat.
Homework.
Complete the statements below by using suitable word.
Using Very or Too.
1. Tom is ……….. short to be a
policeman. He is only 155 cm.
2. The tree is …………. tall and the
young boy can climb it.
3. We can’t walk to Jakarta. It is
……… far.
4. It is 23.35 p.m. It is …. late for
me to go out.
5. Even though the is …..
expensive but Mike can fly to
Europe
Put True or False to the statements
below.
1. I don’t have sugar enough. Let’s
go to the super market. (T/F)
2. The knife is sharp enough to cut
the those fruits. (T/F)
3. My neighbor’s house is enough
big. (T/F)
4. The star fruit is too sour to eat.
= The star fruit is so sour that
we can’t eat it. (T/F)
5. The Math questions are too
difficult. = The Math questions
are so difficult that he can
answer them. (T/F)