Foundation
English
Verb
Verb
Tenses
Question
Correct the given sentence if necessary:
Your body temperature is high enough to fry an egg!
Your body temperature is high enough to fry an egg!
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Solution
'Enough' as an adverb of degree, meaning 'to the necessary degree', is placed after the adverb or adjective it modifies. It is not placed before the word, like the other adverbs.
The given sentence has the correct placement. The adverb "enough" is placed after the adjective "high". Hence no change is required and option A is correct.
Option B is incorrect because the adverb is placed after the subject 'body temperature', and not after the adjective "high".
Option C is incorrect because the adverb is placed at the end of the sentence. Adverbs of frequency are not placed at the end. It must be placed as close to the word it modifies (in this case, "high").
Option D is incorrect because the adverb is placed in the front position of the sentence. Adverbs that intend to modify an entire sentence are only placed at front, whereas the underlined adverb modifies only the adjective.
The given sentence has the correct placement. The adverb "enough" is placed after the adjective "high". Hence no change is required and option A is correct.
Option B is incorrect because the adverb is placed after the subject 'body temperature', and not after the adjective "high".
Option C is incorrect because the adverb is placed at the end of the sentence. Adverbs of frequency are not placed at the end. It must be placed as close to the word it modifies (in this case, "high").
Option D is incorrect because the adverb is placed in the front position of the sentence. Adverbs that intend to modify an entire sentence are only placed at front, whereas the underlined adverb modifies only the adjective.