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[jasonlulu_2000]

The supply isn't ______ to the demand. We must take _____ measures.
A. enough; enough B. enough; adequate
C. adequate ; enough D. adequate; adequate

What is the difference of "enough" and "adequate" ?
OR they do not have any difference????



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Thanks

[CP]

This is a very poor couple of sentences, and the choices for the blanks are equally poor.

In the first sentence, neither word is really right, although adequate is better than enough. To use enough, it should be rewritten, The supply isn't great enough to meet the demand.l

In the second sentence, either word would do, although again, neither is really good here. Maybe adequate is better.

A better way to express the idea:

The supply isn't sufficient to meet the demand. We must take appropriate measures.

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[jasonlulu_2000]

What about the second one?