Question

Fill in the blank with the correct option:
The adverb “enough” is always placed ___________.
a) Before the word it modifies
b) After the word it modifies
c) At the beginning of the sentence
d) At the end of the sentence

Answer 1

Hint: “Enough” is a word that is defined as an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; sufficient for the purpose.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options given to us correctly describe how ‘enough’ is placed in a sentence.
To do that, let’s look at its usage-
Have I eaten enough?
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-

Option (a.), 'Before the word it modifies', says that ‘enough’ will always be placed before the modified word. Let’s look at how such a sentence will look: Have I enough eaten?
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as such a sentence will be grammatically incorrect.

Option (b.), ‘After the word it modifies', refers to says that ‘enough’ will always be placed after the modified word. Let’s look at how such a sentence will look: Have I eaten enough?
Therefore, option (b.) is correct as this is a sentence that is grammatically correct.

Option (c.), ‘At the beginning of the sentence', says that ‘enough’ will always be placed at the beginning of the sentence. Let’s look at how such a sentence will look: Enough have I eaten? Thus, option (c.) is incorrect as such a sentence will be grammatically incorrect.

Option (d.), ‘At the end of the sentence', says that ‘enough’ will always be placed at the end of the sentence. Let’s look at how such a sentence will look: Have I eaten food enough?
Hence option (b) is correct.

Note:
In this question, it would be helpful for the student to recall the concept of adverbs. An adverb is a word that modifies something other than a noun. An adverb is the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses.