2007-03-26 00:37:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
The sentence is all right grammatically, but it sounds very strange to a native English speaker. That's because "enough" is used mostly to describe quantities that aren't counted in separate pieces (like tools) but rather are measured in bulk (like water, flour, gasoline).
So you could say "Chris didn't have enough gasoline to fill the car's tank." This sounds fine. But your sentence should use a different adjective.
Either one of these alternatives would be better:
"Chris didn't have adequate tools to repair the car."
"Chris didn't have sufficient tools to repair the car."
Yes, I know that "adequate" and "sufficient" are synonyms of "enough." But their usage is just sufficiently different to make them work better in this sentence.
2007-03-26 04:12:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd suggest 'Chris didn't have the right tools to repair the car' - enough implies quantity but it would be the quality of the tools he would need
2007-03-26 04:41:15 · answer #2 · answered by Kate J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is grammatically correct, though "enough" is misspelled and I can't figure out why having enough tools would be important - having the appropriate tools would be the key to any repair (car or otherwise).
2007-03-26 07:01:22 · answer #3 · answered by tracymoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chris didn't have enough tools , to finish the car . This is correct .
2007-03-26 01:06:54 · answer #4 · answered by NotSoPerfect 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes its fine, but there is a u in enough
2007-03-26 00:44:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your parents.They must be around, right?
2007-03-26 02:40:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think its ok except that enough !!
2007-03-26 05:43:54 · answer #7 · answered by shreys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋